"A moderate level of activity continued . . . in September. Activity at Crater 2 consisted of emission of white-to-grey vapour-and-ash clouds, occasionally with blue vapour. The emissions were accompanied by weak roaring noises. Weak night glow over the crater was seen 1-6 and 27 September. Emissions from Crater 3 were similar to those of Crater 2. Occasional weak explosions started on 6 September and continued until mid-September. No night glow was observed from the crater. Seismicity remained low throughout the month."

Geological Summary. Langila, one of the most active volcanoes of New Britain, consists of a group of four small overlapping composite basaltic-andesitic cones on the lower E flank of the extinct Talawe volcano in the Cape Gloucester area of NW New Britain. A rectangular, 2.5-km-long crater is breached widely to the SE; Langila was constructed NE of the breached crater of Talawe. An extensive lava field reaches the coast on the N and NE sides of Langila. Frequent mild-to-moderate explosive eruptions, sometimes accompanied by lava flows, have been recorded since the 19th century from three active craters at the summit. The youngest and smallest crater (no. 3 crater) was formed in 1960 and has a diameter of 150 m.

Information Contacts: B. Talai and C. McKee, RVO.