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Colima (Mexico) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | New Activity / Unrest Cite this Report

Colima Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

Several explosions occurred at Colima during 1-7 June. On 1 June at 2350 and on 2 June at 0022 explosions produced plumes to heights of ~6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. The plumes drifted SSW, depositing ash in the towns of Colima and Villa de Alvarez. A large explosion on 5 June at 1420 produced pyroclastic flows, and generated an ash cloud to a height of ~8.9 km (29,200 ft) a.s.l. According to news reports, on 7 June officials in nearby Jalisco state announced a voluntary evacuation of the three villages nearest to the crater, and people in nearby towns were warned to be prepared to evacuate. Sources: Centro Universitario de Estudios Vulcanológicos (CUEV) - Universidad de Colima, Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC), Associated Press

Aira (Japan) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Aira Ryukyu Volcanic Arc	Based on information from JMA, the Tokyo VAAC reported that an explosion at Sakura-jima on 2 June at 0736 produced an ash cloud to an unknown height. Source: Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Anatahan (United States) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Anatahan Mariana Volcanic Arc	A gradual increase in the number of long-period (LP) earthquakes and tremor began at Anatahan on 5 June. Both LP and tremor events peaked during 2230-0030 on 6 June. During the peak in activity, more than 350 LP events occurred. Also, tremor amplitudes briefly reached a new high for the current eruptive activity and an ash column reached ~7.9 km (25,900 feet) a.s.l. On 6 June, tremor amplitudes returned to low levels. During the rest of 1-7 June, ash plumes reached a maximum height of 4.3 km (14,100 ft.) a.s.l. Source: Emergency Management Office of the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and United States Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program
Bagana (Papua New Guinea) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Bagana Solomon Volcanic Arc	A plume from Bagana was observed on satellite imagery on 7 June initially extending 65 km WSW, then W later in the day. The height of the plume was not known. Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
Barren Island (India) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Barren Island Andaman Volcanic Back-Arc	Professor Chandrasekharam, from the Indian Institute of Technology, reported that the volcanic activity that began at Barren Island on 28 May continued through 6 June when fresh lava emissions were observed by the Indian Coast Guard. Large amounts of steam were emitted due to the interaction of heavy rains and the hot lava. According to Dhanapati Haldar, from the Presidency College, Strombolian activity on Barren Island consisted of lava fountaining to a height of ~100 m and "dark smoke" rising to ~1 km above the volcano. Lava accumulated on the W side of the main volcanic cone. Sources: Dhanapati Haldar, Presidency College, Professor Chandrasekharam from the Indian Institute of Technology
Dukono (Indonesia) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Dukono Halmahera Volcanic Arc	Ash plumes from Dukono were visible on satellite imagery on 1 and 4 June. The plumes reached unknown heights. Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
Fuego (Guatemala) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Fuego Central America Volcanic Arc	During 1-6 June, several explosions at Fuego produced low-level plumes. Small avalanches of volcanic material occurred on the S and W sides of the central crater. A lava flow, which began on 18 May on the volcano's W flank, extended ~1 km down the volcano's flank. On 2 June, a new lava flow was emitted that traveled ~120 m down Fuego's S flank. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
Galeras (Colombia) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Galeras Andean Northern Volcanic Arc	During 30 May to 6 June, there was a decrease in seismicity and deformation at Galeras in comparison to the previous week. The number and magnitude of earthquakes decreased and there were smaller changes in deformation. The level of alert was decreased from 2 (probable eruption in days or weeks) to 3 (changes in the behavior of volcanic activity have been noted). Source: Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)
Karymsky (Russia) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Karymsky Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc	Seismicity decreased at Karymsky during 27 May to 3 June, but remained above background levels. No information was available about ash-and-gas explosions. Karymsky remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Kilauea (United States) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Kilauea Hawaiian-Emperor Hotspot Volcano Group	Lava entered the sea at three points along the S flank of Kilauea during 1-4 June, and then at only two points through 7 June. Small surface lava flows were visible on the Pulama pali fault scarp and the coastal flat. Background volcanic tremor remained above normal levels at Kilauea's summit and at moderate levels at Pu`u `O`o. Small amounts of deformation occurred during the report week. Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
Pacaya (Guatemala) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Pacaya Central America Volcanic Arc	During 1-6 June, incandescent lava was ejected as high as ~75 m above Pacaya's crater (8,600 ft a.s.l.). An intra-crater lava flow extended ~300 m from the SW base of the central cone. On 6 June, a lava flow traveled ~200 m down the volcano's W flank. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
Reventador (Ecuador) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Reventador Andean Northern Volcanic Arc	On 4 June, a hotspot and a steam-and-gas plume extending NW of Reventador were visible on satellite imagery. The plume was below 6.1 km (20,000 ft) a.s.l. Source: Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Santa Maria (Guatemala) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Santa Maria Central America Volcanic Arc	Moderate explosions at Santa María's Santiaguito lava-dome complex produced plumes that rose to ~1.2 km above the volcano (16,300 ft a.s.l.). On 2 June, the partial collapse of the lava dome in the crater of Caliente Cone generated a pyroclastic flow that traveled ~4 km SW. Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH)
Sheveluch (Russia) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Sheveluch Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc	During 27 May to 3 June, Shiveluch's lava dome continued to grow and satellite data showed a persistent thermal anomaly at the dome. On 31 May an ash plume rose ~1.5 km above the 2.5-km-high lava dome (13,100 ft. a.s.l.). Gas-and-steam plumes rose to ~400 m above the lava dome (9,500 ft. a.s.l.) during the rest of the report period. Shiveluch remained at Concern Color Code Orange. Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
Soufriere Hills (United Kingdom) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Soufriere Hills Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc	The seismic network at Soufrière Hills recorded 8 volcano-tectonic earthquakes during 27 May to 3 June. Steam venting continued on the NW side of the crater. The daily recorded sulfur-dioxide flux ranged from a low of 167 metric tons per day (t/d) on 2 June to a maximum of 392 t/d on 30 May, with an average of 261 t/d for the week. This was below the long-term eruption average of 500 t/d. Source: Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO)
St. Helens (United States) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
St. Helens High Cascades Volcanic Arc	During 1-6 June, growth of the new lava dome inside the crater of Mount St. Helens continued, accompanied by low rates of seismicity, low emissions of steam and volcanic gases, and minor production of ash. Seismicity remained unchanged during the report period. Around 4 June the rate of motion of a GPS unit on the N end of the new dome slowed slightly, continuing to creep eastward and northward at a rate of several centimeters per day, but it no longer rose vertically. The lava spine, however, continued to grow. St. Helens remained at Volcano Advisory (Alert Level 2); aviation color code Orange. Source: US Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)
Suwanosejima (Japan) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Suwanosejima Ryukyu Volcanic Arc	Based on information from JMA, the Tokyo VAAC reported that during 1-6 June several explosions at Suwanose-jima produced ash clouds. The only known height of an ash cloud was ~1.8 km (5,900 ft) a.s.l. from an explosion on 1 June. Source: Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
Ulawun (Papua New Guinea) | 1 June-7 June 2005 | Continuing ActivityCite this Report
Ulawun Bismarck Volcanic Arc	On 3, 6, and 7 June plumes from Ulawun were visible on satellite imagery. The heights of the plumes were not reported. Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)

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- A volcano observatory raises or lowers the alert level at the volcano.
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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)