All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Ioto | 17 October-23 October 2001 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Ioto Volcano Islands	On the morning of 19 October a small phreatic eruption was observed at Idogahama, a beach on the NW coast of Iwo-jima. The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force observed a grayish white-colored plume rising to 200-300 m above the beach surface for 2-3 minutes starting at about 0725. A similar plume was observed for 10 minutes starting at 0806. Observations during 1602-1715 revealed the crater that formed during the eruption was 10 m long and 2-15 m deep. Water inside the crater was dark colored, contained debris, and gushed approximately every 10 minutes. In addition, a steam plume rose up to 600 m above the surface. Sources: Volcano Research Center-Earthquake Research Institute (University of Tokyo), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
Stromboli | 17 October-23 October 2001 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Stromboli Aeolian Islands (Italy)	On 20 October at 0235 an eruption began at Stromboli. Preliminary reports stated that glowing rocks were observed being ejected from the volcano. A tourist was killed after being struck by ejecta from the eruption. Two areas of burning vegetation approximately 200 m apart were observed at 600 m elevation. Hot ejecta may have landed in these areas. Sources: Stromboli On-Line, New York Times
Suwanosejima | 17 October-23 October 2001 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Suwanosejima Ryukyu Islands (Japan)	On 11 October at 1400 an eruption began at Suwanose-jima. Volcanic tremor associated with the eruption was detected during 11 October through at least 15 October. Up to eleven explosions were counted. Acoustic microphones recorded four shock waves associated with large explosions. Sources: Volcano Research Center-Earthquake Research Institute (University of Tokyo), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)

Avachinsky | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Avachinsky Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)	During 12-19 October gas-and-steam plumes rose above Avachinsky's crater and until 18 October seismicity was at background levels or was not registered. During 18 and 19 October a series of weak local earthquakes were detected ~700 m beneath the summit. On 17 October a fracture was observed in the lava dome that extended E-SE and W-NW, joining the hottest parts of the edifice. The fracture extended 100-150 m down the flanks of the cone.The volcano remained at Concern Color Code Yellow. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Etna | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Etna Sicily (Italy)	As of 16 October moderate amounts of degassing took place at Etna's summit craters, with most occurring at Northeast Crater. A portion of the western crater rim of the scoria cone that formed during the July-August 2000 eruption at 2,100 m elevation collapsed into the vent. Source: Italy's Volcanoes
Karangetang | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Karangetang Sangihe Islands	During 8-14 October the number of deep volcanic earthquakes at Karangetang decreased compared to the previous week and no incandescent lava avalanches occurred. Steam plumes rose 400 m above the main crater and 50-100 m above Crater II. A 25-m-high "red reflection" was observed. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4). Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Kilauea | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Kilauea Hawaiian Islands (USA)	During the week, surface lava flows were visible on Kilauea's Pulama pali scarp and lava continued to enter the ocean at the E Kupapa`u and Kamoamoa entries. On 21 October the lava bench at the Kamoamoa entry extended approximately 80-100 m seaward from the old sea cliff. Generally, volcanic tremor remained at low-to-moderate levels at Kilauea's summit and Pu`u `O`o. Tremor at the summit was relatively low. Tremor at Pu`u `O`o became rather continuous by 21 October and was no longer broken by brief episodes of stronger events. Tiltmeters across the volcano showed no significant deformation. Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Merapi | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Merapi Central Java	During 8-14 October, VSI personnel observed 53 incandescent lava avalanches traveling SW predominately to the upstream portion of the Sat River, and to a lesser extent to the Lamat and Senow rivers to a maximum run-out distance of ~2 km. On 8 October at 1729 a minor pyroclastic flow traveled ~2 km down the Sat River. Seismicity was dominated by 692 lava avalanche events. The volcano remained at Alert Level 2 (on a scale of 1-4). Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Popocatepetl | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Popocatepetl Mexico	During the week, Popocatépetl emitted small clouds of steam, gas, and minor amounts of ash. In addition, seismometers recorded episodes of harmonic tremor. Source: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)
Sheveluch | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Sheveluch Central Kamchatka (Russia)	During 12-19 October, a lava dome continued to grow in Shiveluch's active crater and several gas-and-steam plumes were observed. The highest reported gas-and-steam plume was produced by an explosion on 17 October at 1740; it rose 1.2 km above the dome and extended 3 km to the W. Thermal anomalies in the active dome area were visible on satellite imagery. Spasmodic volcanic tremor and weak, shallow seismic signals (possible collapses and avalanches) were registered. Shiveluch remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Soufriere Hills | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Soufriere Hills Montserrat	During 12-19 October activity at Soufrière Hills remained at an elevated level, although there was a reduction in seismicity compared with the previous few weeks. The cyclical nature of the seismic activity, which had been a dominant feature over recent months, also weakened. The active lava dome continued to grow at a moderate rate, producing pyroclastic flows on most days into the upper reaches of the Tar River Valley. Two significant collapse events occurred during the reporting period involving residual material from the dome that formed prior to the 29 July dome. On 14 October, after a day of torrential rainfall, several million cubic meters of unconsolidated talus was destabalized on the SE flank of the pre-July 29 dome. This material produced sustained pyroclastic flows E down the Tar River Valley, reaching the sea. Seismic data suggested that the event began at about 1715, peaked at 2245, and ended at about 2300. Ash from the event drifted to the NW and fell in residential areas between Iles Bay and St Peter's. On the morning of 16 October a collapse occurred on the S flank of the dome complex, producing numerous pyroclastic flows W down the White River approximately two-thirds of the distance to the sea. Mudflows occurred in the Belham Valley during several days with periods of torrential rainfall. Sources: Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Tungurahua | 17 October-23 October 2001 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Tungurahua Ecuador	For about three weeks seismic and volcanic activity was relatively low at Tungurahua, consisting of long-period earthquakes, fumarolic activity, and no explosive activity. Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN)

Weekly Reports Archive

Since the Weekly Volcanic Activity Report began in November 2000, there have been 19,996 individual reports over 1,215 weeks (average of 16 per week) on 332 different volcanoes.

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The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report does not necessarily include all volcanic activity that occurred on Earth during the week. More than a dozen volcanoes globally have displayed more-or-less continuous eruptive activity for decades or longer, and such routine activity is typically not reported here. Moreover, Earth's sea-floor volcanism is seldom reported even though in theory it represents the single most prolific source of erupted material. The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report summarizes volcanic activity that meets one or more of the following criteria:

- A volcano observatory raises or lowers the alert level at the volcano.
- A volcanic ash advisory has been released by a volcanic ash advisory center (VAAC) stating that an ash cloud has been produced from the volcano.
- A verifiable news report of new activity or a change in activity at the volcano has been issued.
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 Acronyms and Abbreviations

a.s.l. - above sea level

AVO - Alaska Volcano Observatory

AVHRR - Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

CENAPRED - Centro Nacionale de Prevencion de Desastres (México)

CONRED - Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres

COSPEC - Correlation Spectrometer

CVGHM (formerly VSI) - Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation

CVO - Cascades Volcano Observatory (USGS)

GMS - Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

GOES - Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

GVO - Goma Volcano Observatory

GVP - Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian Institution)

HVO - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS)

ICE - Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (Costa Rica)

IG - Instituto Geofísico (Ecuador)

IGNS - Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (New Zealand) - now GNS Science

INETER - Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (Nicaragua)

INGEMMET - Instituto Geológical Minero y Metalúrgico (Peru)

INGEOMINAS - Instituto Colombiano de Geología y Minería (Colombia)

INGV-CT - Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - Sezione di Catania (Italy)

INSIVUMEH - Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrologia (Guatemala)

IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (France)

JMA - Japanese Meteorological Agency

KEMSD - Kamchatkan Experimental and Methodical Seismilogical Department

KVERT - Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team

M - magnitude

METEOSAT - Meteorological Satellite

MEVO - Mount Erebus Volcano Observatory

MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

MVO - Montserrat Volcano Observatory

MWO - Meteorological Watch Office

NEIC - National Earthquake Information Center

NIED - National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (Japan)

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOTAM - Notice to Airmen

OVDAS - Observatorio Volcanologico de los Andes del Sur (Chile)

OFDA - Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance

ONEMI - Oficina Nacional de Emergencia - Ministerio del Interior (Chile)

OVPDLF - Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise (France)

OVSICORI-UNA - Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)

PHIVOLCS - Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philippines)

RSAM - Real-time Seismic Amplitude Measurement

RVO - Rabaul Volcano Observatory

SERNAGEOMIN - Servicio Nacional de Geologia y Mineria (Chile)

SIGMET - Significant Meteorological Information

SNET - Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales (El Salvador)

SVERT - Sakhalin Volcanic Eruption Response Team (Russia)

USAID - US Agency for International Development

USGS - United States Geological Survey

UTC - Coordinated Universal Time

VAAC - Volcanic Ash Advisory Center

VAFTAD - Volcanic Ash Forecast Transport And Dispersion

VDAP - Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (USGS)

VHP - Volcano Hazards Program (USGS)

VRC - Volcano Research Center (Japan)