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Egon | 28 January-3 February 2004 | New Activity / UnrestCite this Report

Egon Flores Island

Volcanic activity began at Egon on 29 January around 0400 when a landslide traveled down the volcano's E crater wall. Around 1700 an explosion produced a black ash cloud to a height of ~750 m above the summit. During 30-31 January, loud noises from the volcano were followed by emissions of gray ash clouds. In addition, there was a strong scent of sulfur every 50-60 minutes. Visual observations on the 31st revealed that a new solfatara tunnel (sulfur-rich fumarole) was created on the S side of the volcano. Small volcanic earthquakes, deep-volcanic earthquakes, and harmonic tremor were recorded. DVGHM put Egon at Alert Level 3 (on a scale of 1-4) beginning on 2 February. The volcano did not previously have an Alert Level. The Darwin VAAC reported that ash was not visible on satellite imagery. The volcanism at Egon led to the evacuation of residents near the volcano on 29 January. According to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local authorities ordered the evacuation of the villages of Hale, Hebing, Egon Gahar, and Natakoli, which were in high-risk areas on the S side of the volcano. By 31 Jan, ~3,900 people had reached Maumere city, ~35 km away. As many as 6,000 people were evacuated by 1 February. At least one death was reported, although it was not clear if it resulted from the volcanic activity, evacuation process, or other causes. According to news reports, many of the evacuees suffered from respiratory problems, dengue fever, malaria, and diarrhea. There were also reports of looting in the evacuated villages. Sources: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC), Khaleej Times, The Jakarta Post, Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Colima | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Colima Mexico	During January, an average of three explosions per day occurred at Colima. The resultant ash plumes rose 2-3 km above the crater and mostly drifted NE and ENE. Source: Centro Universitario de Estudios e Investigaciones de Vulcanologia - Universidad de Colima
Fuego | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Fuego South-Central Guatemala	During 28 January to 2 February, small-to-moderate explosions occurred at Fuego. The highest rising ash plume was produced from an explosion on 29 January. The plume reached ~1.1 km above the crater and was accompanied by avalanches of volcanic material down Barranca Seca. A small amount of ash fell in Panimaché village and possibly in Santa Sofía. On 31 January two small collapses in the S edge of the central crater produced small avalanches of lava blocks. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
Karymsky | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Karymsky Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)	During 23-30 January, seismicity was above background levels at Karymsky, with 50-150 shallow earthquakes occurring daily. Gas-and-steam explosions produced plumes that rose to ~1 km above the volcano. Karymsky remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), Pravda News
Kilauea | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Kilauea Hawaiian Islands (USA)	During 29 January to 1 February mild volcanic activity occurred at Kilauea, with incandescence visible at vents in Pu`u `O`o's crater and small surface flows on the central or southern part of the rootless shield complex, an area ~0.5 km SW of Pu`u `O`o. Starting on 18 January, when the MLK vent formed, the distance across the summit caldera decreased significantly, ending a period of increasing extension rate since the Mother's Day event in May 2002. During the report period, weak tremor occurred at Kilauea's summit along with a few long-period earthquakes. Tremor at Pu`u `O`o remained moderate. Small deflation and inflation events occurred at the summit and at Pu`u `O`o. Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Klyuchevskoy | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Klyuchevskoy Central Kamchatka (Russia)	During 23-30 January, seismicity was above background levels at Kliuchevskoi, with ~130 shallow M 1.9-2.3 earthquakes and a large number of weaker events occurring. Probable Strombolian activity was seen at the volcano on the evenings of 24 and 26 January. Gas-and-steam plumes rose to ~3 km above the volcano. Kliuchevskoi remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Santa Maria | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Santa Maria Southwestern Guatemala	During 28 January to 2 February, small-to-moderate explosions occurred at Santa María's Santiaguito lava-dome complex. During 31 January to 2 February, collapses occurred at the SW edge of the lava dome within Caliente cone. Ash plumes were produced that rose to ~1 km above the lava dome, as well as small avalanches of volcanic blocks and ash. According to the Washington VAAC, on 2 February ash plumes were visible on satellite imagery rising to ~1 km above the volcano. INSIVUMEH recommended that tourists not visit the S part of the volcano. Sources: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Sheveluch | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Sheveluch Central Kamchatka (Russia)	During 23-30 January, seismicity was above background levels at Shiveluch, with a large number of weak shallow earthquakes occurring at depths of 0-5 km beneath the lava dome. In addition, 5-7 shallow M 1.75-2.3 earthquakes occurred each day except for 22 January. Intermittent tremor was recorded all week. Based on seismic data, 8 and 9 ash-and-gas explosions occurred on 22 and 23 January, respectively, sending ash to 3.5-4.5 km above the volcano. Video footage on 22 January confirmed that four ash plumes rose to ~3.5 km. Shiveluch remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Soufriere Hills | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Soufriere Hills Montserrat	Volcanism at Soufrière Hills remained at very low levels during 23-30 January. The seismic network recorded 8 rockfalls, 10 hybrid earthquakes, 1 volcano-tectonic earthquake, and 1 long-period earthquake. Sulfur-dioxide emissions were between 500 and 700 tons per day (no measurements were possible on 24 and 25 January). Source: Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)
Tungurahua | 28 January-3 February 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Tungurahua Ecuador	During 28 January to 2 February, Tungurahua continued to emit gas, steam, and ash. Emissions rose to ~2 km above the crater, with variable amounts of ash in the resultant plumes. Sources: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)

Weekly Reports Archive

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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)