All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Leroboleng | 25 June-1 July 2003 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Leroboleng Flores Island	Based on information from an aircraft report, the Darwin VAAC reported that an ash plume from Leroboleng rose to ~1.8 km a.s.l. on 26 June. Ash was not visible on satellite imagery. Leroboleng has not erupted since the 19th century, and results from ground observations are pending. Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)

Anatahan | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Anatahan Mariana Islands (USA)	The eruption that began at Anatahan on 10 May continued through 26 June, with fine ash emitted from the volcano's East Crater drifting W and SW. During 24-26 June, steam was primarily seen rising to low levels above the volcano, but there were periods when a more ash-laden plume rose to a maximum height of ~2 km above the volcano. The bottom of East Crater was obscured, so scientists could not determine if a lava dome was present. Several earthquakes near Anatahan were recorded during 24-26 June at both the Anatahan and Saipan stations. The largest earthquake occurred on 24 June with a magnitude of 4.9. During the report period, ash was sometimes visible on satellite imagery. Sources: Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program, Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Chikurachki | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Chikurachki Paramushir Island (Russia)	During 17-25 June, only gas-and-steam emissions were observed at Chikurachki. No signs of volcanic activity were seen on satellite imagery during 25-26 June, possibly marking a break in the eruption according to KVERT. The level of seismicity was unknown because Chikurachki is not monitored with seismic instruments. Chikurachki remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Etna | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Etna Sicily (Italy)	As of 30 June strong degassing continued at Etna's Northeast Crater, and there were minor emissions at Bocca Nuova crater. A series of small, shallow earthquakes occurred on 26 June under Etna's E flank near the village of Fornazzo. These earthquakes are thought to be associated with an unstable section of the volcano that is slowly sliding eastward. Source: Italy's Volcanoes
Fuego | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Fuego South-Central Guatemala	Based on information from INSIVUMEH, the Washington VAAC reported that a moderate eruption began at Fuego on 29 June at 1700. Lava flows were seen, and ash fell S and SW of the volcano. As of 30 June lava flows were still visible, an ash plume was W of the summit, and seismicity was at low levels. Both days a hot spot was visible on satellite imagery, but an ash cloud could not be distinguished from abundant meteorological clouds in the area. Source: Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Kilauea | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Kilauea Hawaiian Islands (USA)	During 25-30 June at Kilauea, surface lava flows were occasionally visible on the coastal flat and upslope on the Pulama pali fault scarp, but diminished by 29 June. Seismicity continued at moderate levels at Kilauea's summit, with many small low-frequency earthquakes continuing at shallow depths at a rate of about 1-2 per minute. Volcanic tremor at Pu`u `O`o remained at moderate-to-high levels, as is the norm. Small periods of inflation and deflation occurred during the report week. Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Klyuchevskoy | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Klyuchevskoy Central Kamchatka (Russia)	Seismicity was above background levels at Kliuchevskoi during 20-27 June, with earthquakes occurring at depths around 30 km and at shallower levels. The character of seismicity indicated that weak gas-and-ash explosions possibly occurred. Spasmodic tremor was recorded the entire week. Gas-and-steam plumes rose 50-700 m above the volcano. On 23 June a thermal anomaly and possible ash deposits on the volcano's SE flank were seen on satellite imagery. Kliuchevskoi remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Piton de la Fournaise | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Piton de la Fournaise Reunion Island (France)	After ceasing for a few days, eruptive activity recommenced at Piton de la Fournaise on 21 June around 2330. Tremor was sometimes recorded at Dolomieu crater and lava flows were emitted from the crater. Volcanism continued through at least 28 June. Source: Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF)
Popocatepetl | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Popocatepetl Mexico	During 25 June to 1 July, moderate emissions of mainly gas, steam, and sometimes ash, occurred at Popocatépetl. On 28 June the number of emissions was higher than on other days, and the plumes had a higher ash content. Ash fell in towns SW of the volcano. Sources: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Rabaul | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Rabaul New Britain (Papua New Guinea)	There was a noticeable decline in ash eruptions from Rabaul caldera's Tavurvur cone on 22 June through at least 30 June. Around the 19th, ash plumes drifted NW, depositing ash in Rabaul Town and nearby villages. On 19 and 21 June ash emissions occurred within several minutes of each other, but on the 22nd the interval became much longer with no ash emissions occuring for as long as an hour. Ash-laden plumes rose between several hundred and ~1,500 m above the summit. Seismicity decreased on the 22nd, with the occurance of fewer low-frequency earthquakes that are associated with eruptive activity. No significant changes in deformation were recorded. Source: Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO)
Soufriere Hills | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Soufriere Hills Montserrat	Volcanic and seismic activity at Soufrière Hills remained at low levels during 20-26 June, but increased on 27 June. There were no apparent changes at the summit region since it was last observed several weeks previously. During 20-25 June, rockfalls and sporadic pyroclastic flows occurred on the lava dome's E and N flanks and traveled into the Tar River Valley, and White's, Tuitt's, and Tyre's ghauts. Hybrid earthquake activity developed into a diffuse swarm on 22 and 23 June. Some of the larger hybrid earthquakes were located at depths of about 3 km beneath the lava dome. On 27 June activity was mainly confined to the northern flanks with numerous small pyroclastic flows into Tuitt's and Tyre's ghauts. Source: Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)
Tungurahua | 25 June-1 July 2003 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Tungurahua Ecuador	Several ash-cloud producing explosions occurred at Tungurahua during 25 June to 1 July. On 25 June ash fell in the sector of Pillate and in the town of Mocha. According to the Washington VAAC, ash was visible on satellite imagery during the report week, with the highest rising ash cloud reaching ~9.4 km a.s.l. on 27 June. Emissions on 29 June deposited ash in Pillate, and in the towns of Cotaló and Cevallos. Sources: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)

Weekly Reports Archive

Since the Weekly Volcanic Activity Report began in November 2000, there have been 19,363 individual reports over 1,185 weeks (average of 16 per week) on 331 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.
- Observers have reported a significant change in volcanic activity. Such activity can include, but is not restricted to, pyroclastic flows, lahars, lava flows, dome collapse, or increased unrest.

Volcanoes are included in the "New Activity/Unrest" section of the Weekly Volcanic Activity Report if the activity occurs after at least 3 months of quiescence. Once a volcano is included in the "New Activity/Unrest" section, updates will remain in that section unless the activity continues for more than 1 month without escalating, after which time updates will be listed in the "Continuing Activity" section. Volcanoes are also included in the "New Activity/Unrest" section if the volcano is undergoing a period of relatively high unrest, or increasing unrest. This is commonly equal to Alert Level Orange on a scale of Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, where Red is the highest alert. Or alert level 3 on a scale of 1-4 or 1-5.

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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)