All times are local unless otherwise stated.

Bezymianny | 16 June-22 June 2004 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Bezymianny Central Kamchatka (Russia)	According to KVERT, an eruption at Bezymianny on 19 June led them to raise the Concern Color Code to Red, the highest level. Activity first began to increase during 11-14 June, when seismicity was above background levels with 2-3 shallow earthquakes daily. On 16 June KVERT raised the Concern Color Code from Yellow to Orange. Then, on 19 June, seismic data were interpreted to indicate that explosive activity during 0840-0930 may have produced an ash plume to 8-10 km a.s.l. Video observations later confirmed the plume height. Satellite imagery showed that the plume extended about 200 km by 1319. Later that day, seismicity decreased and the Concern Color Code was reduced to Orange. Sources: Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Ijen | 16 June-22 June 2004 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Ijen Eastern Java	According to a news article, people were prohibited from visiting Ijen due to an increase in activity beginning on 17 June. The chief of the national park was reported as saying, "There have been sulfuric rocks coming out of the edge of the crater and the fluid in it [crater lake] has turned from green to white and it has emitted hot foam. There are also increasing tremors." Source: Reuters
Kerinci | 16 June-22 June 2004 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report
Kerinci Central Sumatra	According to the Darwin VAAC, on 22 June an ash plume from Kerinci was observed drifting W at a height of ~3.8 km a.s.l. No ash was visible on satellite imagery. Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)

Aira | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Aira Kyushu (Japan)	Based on information from JMA, the Tokyo VAAC reported that an explosion at Sakura-jima on 20 June at 1523 produced an ash cloud to an unknown height. Source: Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Awu | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Awu Sangihe Islands	During 15-16 June, there was no significant volcanic or seismic activity at Awu. "White smoke" rose about 50-100 m above the summit. Awu remained at Alert Level 3 (on a scale of 1-4). Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Kilauea | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Kilauea Hawaiian Islands (USA)	During 16-22 July at Kilauea, lava continued to flow into the ocean and vents in the crater of Pu`u `O`o were active. Surface lava flows were visible descending the Pulama pali scarp and Paliuli, a steep slope and cliff below Pulama pali and just above the coastal flat. A few small earthquakes were recorded beneath Kilauea's summit, but no tremor was recorded. Tremor at Pu`u `O`o was at moderate-to-high levels. Episodes of inflation and deflation occurred during the report period. Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Santa Maria | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Santa Maria Southwestern Guatemala	INSIVUMEH reported that on 18 June weak-to-moderate explosions at Santa Maria's Santiaguito lava-dome complex produced ash plumes to 0.4-1 km above the crater. The plumes drifted W, depositing fine ash on properties near the volcano. According to the Washington VAAC, satellite imagery showed three ash emissions on the 18th that rapidly moved W, becoming more diffuse near the Mexican border. Sources: Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
Semeru | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Semeru Eastern Java	Based on information from a pilot's report, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 18 June an ash cloud from Semeru was visible at a height of ~6 km a.s.l., extending ~40 km E. Ash was not visible on satellite imagery. The Darwin VAAC reported that DVGHM listed the volcano at Alert Level 2 (on a scale of 1-4). Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
Soufriere Hills | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Soufriere Hills Montserrat	Activity at Soufrière Hills remained at low levels during 11-18 June. The seismic network recorded five hybrid earthquakes and 20 rockfalls. The sulfur-dioxide flux was low during the majority of the report period, reaching a peak of ~480 metric tons on 14 June. Source: Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)
Tengger Caldera | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Tengger Caldera Eastern Java	During 15-17 June, low-level activity continued at the Bromo cone of Tengger caldera, with "thin smoke" emissions rising 25-150 m above the summit. Seismicity was dominated by emission earthquakes. EDM (electric distance meter) and GPS (global positioning system) techniques were used to measure deformation; 1-5 and 0.2-6.2 mm of deflation were recorded, respectively. The Alert Level at Tengger caldera remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4). Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
Tungurahua | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Tungurahua Ecuador	During 16-21 June, there was a slight increase in volcanic activity at Tungurahua in comparison to the previous weeks. There were several emissions of steam, gas, and moderate amounts of ash, and 5-10 explosions occurred daily. Seismicity was characterized by long-period earthquakes. Sources: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Veniaminof | 16 June-22 June 2004 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Veniaminof Alaska Peninsula, Alaska	During 11-18 June, bursts of volcanic tremor continued intermittently at Veniaminof that may have been indicative of small, low-level ash emissions. On 16 June at 2350, a pilot observed an ash cloud that rose to a height of ~2.7 km a.s.l. The plume was also visible on satellite imagery. Veniaminof remained at Concern Color Code Yellow. Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)

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.
- 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)