Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 6-12 August 2025

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Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

6-12 August 2025



Sally Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)

URL: https://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
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New Activity/Unrest: Dempo, Indonesia  | Klyuchevskoy, Russia  |
Krasheninnikov, Russia  | Laguna del Maule, Chile  | Lewotobi, Indonesia  |
Telica, Nicaragua



Ongoing Activity: Aira, Japan  | Dukono, Indonesia  | Etna, Italy  | Great
Sitkin, United States  | Ibu, Indonesia  | Kilauea, United States  |
Kirishimayama, Japan  | Lewotolok, Indonesia  | Marapi, Indonesia  |
Merapi, Indonesia  | Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia  | Poas, Costa Rica  |
Semeru, Indonesia  | Sheveluch, Russia  | Suwanosejima, Japan  | Taal,
Philippines





The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the
Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's
Volcano Hazards Program. Updated by 2300 UTC every Wednesday, these reports
are preliminary and subject to change as events are studied in more detail.
This is not a comprehensive list of all of Earth's volcanoes erupting
during the week, but rather a summary of activity at volcanoes that meet
criteria discussed in detail in the "Criteria and Disclaimers" section.
Carefully reviewed, detailed reports about recent activity are published in
issues of the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network.



Note that many news agencies do not archive the articles they post on the
Internet, and therefore the links to some sources may not be active. To
obtain information about the cited articles that are no longer available on
the Internet contact the source.







New Activity/Unrest





Dempo  | Indonesia  | 4.016°S, 103.121°E  | Summit elev. 3142 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that an
eruptive event at Dempo was recorded at 2138 on 7 August and lasted nearly
four minutes based on the seismic network. A dense gray ash plume rose 1.2
km above the summit and drifted N. The number of deep volcanic earthquakes
had increased in early July, and deformation networks indicated inflation,
especially during the week prior to the eruption. The Alert Level remained
at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public were reminded to stay 1 km away
from the crater and as far as 2 km on the N flank.



Geologic Summary. Dempo is a stratovolcano that rises above the Pasumah
Plain of SE Sumatra. The andesitic complex has two main peaks, Gunung Dempo
and Gunung Marapi, constructed near the SE rim of a 3-km-wide amphitheater
open to the north. The high point of the older Gunung Dempo crater rim is
slightly lower, and lies at the SE end of the summit complex. The taller
Marapi cone was constructed within the older crater. Remnants of seven
craters are found at or near the summit, with volcanism migrating WNW over
time. The active 750 x 1,100 m active crater cuts the NW side of the Marapi
cone and contains a 400-m-wide lake at the far NW end. Eruptions recorded
since 1817 have been small-to-moderate explosions that produced local
ashfall.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Klyuchevskoy  | Russia  | 56.056°N, 160.642°E  | Summit elev. 4754 m



The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported that the
eruption at Klyuchevskoyâ??s summit crater continued during 4-12 August and
was characterized by lava fountains at the summit, two lava flows
descending the SW flank, and explosions with ash plumes. The Kamchatka
Volcanological Station reported that during a field visit on 4 August
observers noted that the SW-flank lava flow may have reached the
Bogdanovich glacier. Lava fountains rose as high as 500 m above the crater
rim. On 5 August explosions produced ash plumes that rose 7 km (23,000 ft)
a.s.l., or 2.2 km above the summit, and drifted as far as 965 km SE.
Activity escalated on 6 August with explosions producing ash plumes that
rose as high as 9.5 km (31,200 ft) a.s.l., or 4.7 km above the summit, and
drifted 141 km ESE. KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red (the
highest level on a four-color scale) at 2128. Activity during 7-12 August
was slightly variable but remained at high levels. Ash plumes from
explosions rose 8-11.5 km (26,200-37,700 ft) a.s.l., or as high as 6.7 km
above the summit, and drifted as far as 500 km NW and NE, 1,114 km E, 280
km ESE, and 1,800 km SE.



According to the Kamchatka Volcanological Station a group of tourists and
guides visited the volcano for a few days during 7-8 August, when clearer
weather allowed for visual observations and photographs of the lava flow.
Photographs on 7 August showed that lava overflowed the rim in two areas,
separated by a higher rocky area along the crater rim. The two flows merged
into one in an area about a third of the way down the flank. Lava fountains
rose from the summit crater. The visitors described loud noises through the
night, and noted that glow from the lava flow was easily seen from inside
closed tents. During the morning of 8 August they saw a large plume of gray
ash rising several kilometers high. They walked within 15 m of the lava
flow that was advancing along flatter ground, past the base of the edifice,
and inspected the distal end of the flow. The flow was covered by gray
rocks that rolled down the margins of the flow, appearing as an advancing
gray avalanche of blocks with patches of red-hot material inside. During
8-9 August ashfall was reported in Klyuchi (30 km NNE). The group was
unable to see the volcano again during most of 9-11 August due to weather
conditions, though they continued to hear eruption noises. During a few
instances of cleared weather, they noted that the flow was wider and lower,
likely melting into the glacier. Activity had decreased by late on 12
August; ash plumes rose as high as 2.2 km above the summit and drifted 140
km SSW. At 2219 the Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange. Dates and
times are provided in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); specific events are
indicated in local time where specified.



Geologic Summary. Klyuchevskoy is the highest and most active volcano on
the Kamchatka Peninsula. Since its origin about 6,000 years ago, this
symmetrical, basaltic stratovolcano has produced frequent moderate-volume
explosive and effusive eruptions without major periods of inactivity. It
rises above a saddle NE of Kamen volcano and lies SE of the broad Ushkovsky
massif. More than 100 flank eruptions have occurred during approximately
the past 3,000 years, with most lateral craters and cones occurring along
radial fissures between the unconfined NE-to-SE flanks of the conical
volcano between 500 and 3,600 m elevation. Eruptions recorded since the
late 17th century have resulted in frequent changes to the morphology of
the 700-m-wide summit crater. These eruptions over the past 400 years have
originated primarily from the summit crater, but have also included
numerous major explosive and effusive eruptions from flank craters.



Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://kvert.febras.net/
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Kamchatka Volcanological Station http://volkstat.ru/
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Krasheninnikov  | Russia  | 54.596°N, 160.27°E  | Summit elev. 1816 m



The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported that the
eruption at Krasheninnikov continued during 5-12 August. A thermal anomaly
over the volcano was identified on most days, though weather clouds
obscured views on some of the days. Ash plumes on 5 August rose 5-6 km
(16,400-19,700 ft) a.s.l., or as high as 4.4 km above the rim of the
northern cone, at about 1,600 m elevation. Lava had filled the crater of
the northern cone and descended the NW flank in several branches during 7-9
August. Lava spread out onto the crater floor, covering an area of about
one square kilometer. Ash emissions rose from the coneâ??s summit. The
NW-flank fissure, which cuts the caldera rim and NW flank of the northern
cone, also remained active. Numerous vents along the fissure ejected bombs
and produced gas-and-ash emissions. During 9-10 August ash plumes drifted
120 km E and NE. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second
highest level on a four-color scale). Dates and times are provided in
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC); specific events are indicated in local
time where specified.



Geologic Summary. The late-Pleistocene to Holocene Krasheninnikov volcano
is comprised of two overlapping stratovolcanoes within a 9 x 10 km
Pleistocene caldera. Young lava flows from summit and flank vents descend
both into the caldera and down its outer flanks, and older flows that
covered much of the SE caldera rim extended downslope at least 7 km. Tephra
deposits from the caldera-forming eruption directly overlie a 39,000 years
before present (BP) tephra thought to be associated with the formation of
Uzon caldera (Florenskii, 1988). The intra-caldera stratovolcanoes are
situated along a NE-SW-trending fissure that has also produced zones of
Holocene cinder cones extending 15-20 km beyond the caldera. Construction
of the southern edifice began about 11,000 years BP and lasted for about
4,500 years; it has a summit crater about 800-900 m wide. The northern
edifice was constructed during a cycle of similar length that began about
6,500 years ago; it has a summit crater about 1.5 km wide, within which is
low cone with an 800-m-wide crater containing another small cone. An
eruptive cycle during about 600-400 years BP (1350-1550 CE) produced the
Pauk lava cone in the crater of the northern cone and the Yuzhny lava flow
on SW flank outside the caldera, followed by the Molodoy flow from the
upper SW flank (Ponomareva, 1987; Ponomareva and Tsyurupa, 1985; Ponomareva
and Braitseva, 1990).



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://kvert.febras.net/
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Laguna del Maule  | Chile  | 36.058°S, 70.492°W  | Summit elev. 2162 m



On 6 August the Alert Level for Laguna del Maule was raised to Yellow (the
second lowest level on a four-color scale) based on data analysis by
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) and Servicio Nacional
de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres (SENAPRED). The Servicio Geológico
Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR) Observatorio Argentino de Vigilancia Volcánica
(OAVV) also raised the Alert Level to Yellow (the second lowest level on a
four-color scale). The number of seismic events, notably volcano-tectonic
earthquakes, had progressively increased in recent weeks and were mainly
located in the E and central parts of the complex. Several swarms were
detected; in total, more than 11,000 volcano-tectonic earthquakes were
recorded in July. Additionally, the rate of surface deformation had
accelerated, reaching high levels. Vertical deformation rates using Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data were 4.2 cm per month at the
station located closest to Laguna del Maule lake during mid-May-July.
Variations in horizontal displacement were around 2.1 cm/month, a value
characterized as high. SENAPRED declared â??Early Warningâ?? for San Clemente
enabling increased monitoring. The public was warned to stay 2 km away from
the center of the activity, in the Troncoso-Nieblas sectors about 5 km SW
of the lakeâ??s shore, due to the potential for anomalous carbon dioxide
emissions.



Geologic Summary. The Laguna del Maule volcanic complex includes a 15 x 25
km caldera with a cluster of small stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and
pyroclastic cones of Pleistocene-to-Holocene age. The caldera lies mostly
on the Chilean side of the border, but partially extends into Argentina.
Fourteen Pleistocene basaltic lava flows were erupted down the upper part
of the Maule river valley. A cluster of Pleistocene cinder cones was
constructed on the NW side of Maule lake in the northern part of the
caldera. The latest activity produced an explosion crater on the E side of
the lake and a series of Holocene rhyolitic lava domes and blocky lava
flows that surround it.



Sources: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)
http://www.sernageomin.cl/
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Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR) http://www.segemar.gov.ar/
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Lewotobi  | Indonesia  | 8.542°S, 122.775°E  | Summit elev. 1703 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported
decreased activity at Lewotobi Laki-laki after the intense 1-2 August
eruption. Dense gray ash plumes rose 600-1,200 m above the summit and
drifted NW, W, and SW during 8-9 and 11 August. Seismic data through 9
August indicated a significant decrease in earthquakes indicating eruption
events, and downward trends in the more dominant signals of harmonic
tremors, non-harmonic tremors, and low-frequency earthquakes. No shallow
volcanic earthquakes were recorded, and the number of deep volcanic
earthquakes had also decreased. Deformation data showed stable conditions.
At 1500 on 10 August the Alert Level was lowered to 3 (on a scale of 1-4)
and the public was warned to stay 6 km away from the center of Laki-laki.



Geologic Summary. The Lewotobi edifice in eastern Flores Island is composed
of the two adjacent Lewotobi Laki-laki and Lewotobi Perempuan
stratovolcanoes (the "husband and wife"). Their summits are less than 2 km
apart along a NW-SE line. The conical Laki-laki to the NW has been
frequently active during the 19th and 20th centuries, while the taller and
broader Perempuan has had observed eruptions in 1921 and 1935. Small lava
domes have grown during the 20th century in both of the summit craters,
which are open to the north. A prominent cone, Iliwokar, occurs on the E
flank of Perampuan.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://vsi.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fhkyA2tEMqfqQZVcp2mrWEen3RCuNo8mFycG5MV-6Zqo1lcBrDnQJnzDRNMxAa7LAdEYTvia1qs_7Wy8VQIOhMtqmg$>





Telica  | Nicaragua  | 12.606°N, 86.84°W  | Summit elev. 1036 m



The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) reported that during 7-8
August ash plumes from Telica were identified in satellite images and/or
webcam images drifting as far as 37 km WSW and SW at an altitude of 1.5 km
(5,000 ft) a.s.l.



Geologic Summary. Telica, one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes, has
erupted frequently since the beginning of the Spanish era. This volcano
group consists of several interlocking cones and vents with a general NW
alignment. Sixteenth-century eruptions were reported at symmetrical Santa
Clara volcano at the SW end of the group. However, its eroded and breached
crater has been covered by forests throughout historical time, and these
eruptions may have originated from Telica, whose upper slopes in contrast
are unvegetated. The steep-sided cone of Telica is truncated by a
700-m-wide double crater; the southern crater, the source of recent
eruptions, is 120 m deep. El Liston, immediately E, has several nested
craters. The fumaroles and boiling mudpots of Hervideros de San Jacinto, SE
of Telica, form a prominent geothermal area frequented by tourists, and
geothermal exploration has occurred nearby.



Source: Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
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Ongoing Activity





Aira  | Japan  | 31.5772°N, 130.6589°E  | Summit elev. 1117 m



The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported ongoing eruptive activity at
Minamidake Crater (Aira Calderaâ??s Sakurajima volcano) during 4-11 August.
Sulfur dioxide emissions were high on 4 August, averaging 2,400 tons per
day. Occasional very small eruptive events occurred during 4-8 August along
with nightly crater incandescence visible in webcam images. A small
eruptive event was detected on 11 August. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on
a 5-level scale), and the public was warned to be cautious within 2 km of
both the Minimadake and Showa craters.



Geologic Summary. The Aira caldera in the northern half of Kagoshima Bay
contains the post-caldera Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active.
Eruption of the voluminous Ito pyroclastic flow accompanied formation of
the 17 x 23 km caldera about 22,000 years ago. The smaller Wakamiko caldera
was formed during the early Holocene in the NE corner of the caldera, along
with several post-caldera cones. The construction of Sakurajima began about
13,000 years ago on the southern rim and built an island that was joined to
the Osumi Peninsula during the major explosive and effusive eruption of
1914. Activity at the Kitadake summit cone ended about 4,850 years ago,
after which eruptions took place at Minamidake. Frequent eruptions since
the 8th century have deposited ash on the city of Kagoshima, located across
Kagoshima Bay only 8 km from the summit. The largest recorded eruption took
place during 1471-76.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/
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Dukono  | Indonesia  | 1.6992°N, 127.8783°E  | Summit elev. 1273 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity at Dukono continued during 6-12 August. White-and-gray
gas-and-ash plumes rose 100-800 m above the summit and drifted in multiple
directions on most days; white plumes rose 200-700 m above the summit and
drifted NE and E on 7 August. The Alert Level remained at Level 2 (on a
scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay 4 km away from the Malupang
Warirang Crater.



Geologic Summary. The Dukono complex in northern Halmahera is on an edifice
with a broad, low profile containing multiple peaks and overlapping
craters. Almost continuous explosive eruptions, sometimes accompanied by
lava flows, have occurred since 1933. During a major eruption in 1550 CE, a
lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the Gunung Mamuya
cone, 10 km NE. Malupang Wariang, 1 km SW of the summit crater complex,
contains a 700 x 570 m crater that has also had reported eruptions.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://vsi.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!fhkyA2tEMqfqQZVcp2mrWEen3RCuNo8mFycG5MV-6Zqo1lcBrDnQJnzDRNMxAa7LAdEYTvia1qs_7Wy8VQIOhMtqmg$>





Etna  | Italy  | 37.748°N, 14.999°E  | Summit elev. 3357 m



The Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo (INGV) reported eruptive
activity at Etnaâ??s summit craters during 4-10 August. Gas emissions rose
from Bocca Nuova Crater, NE Crater, and Voragine. Modest explosive activity
at two vents at SE Crater ejected lava fragments that fell back into the
crater and onto the flanks of the cone. The activity generated diffuse ash
emissions that quickly dispersed around the summit area. A fissure on the S
flank of Bocca Nuova, which last effused lava during February-March, was
again active. Late on 9 August lava effused from a fissure approximately 33
m long and trending N-S located between Bocca Nuova and SE Crater, at
around 3,000-3,100 m elevation. The lava flow traveled about 600 m S;
effusion stopped the next day.



Geologic Summary. Mount Etna, towering above Catania on the island of
Sicily, has one of the world's longest documented records of volcanism,
dating back to 1500 BCE. Historical lava flows of basaltic composition
cover much of the surface of this massive volcano, whose edifice is the
highest and most voluminous in Italy. The Mongibello stratovolcano,
truncated by several small calderas, was constructed during the late
Pleistocene and Holocene over an older shield volcano. The most prominent
morphological feature of Etna is the Valle del Bove, a 5 x 10 km caldera
open to the east. Two styles of eruptive activity typically occur,
sometimes simultaneously. Persistent explosive eruptions, sometimes with
minor lava emissions, take place from one or more summit craters. Flank
vents, typically with higher effusion rates, are less frequently active and
originate from fissures that open progressively downward from near the
summit (usually accompanied by Strombolian eruptions at the upper end).
Cinder cones are commonly constructed over the vents of lower-flank lava
flows. Lava flows extend to the foot of the volcano on all sides and have
reached the sea over a broad area on the SE flank.



Source: Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo (INGV)
http://www.ct.ingv.it/
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Great Sitkin  | United States  | 52.076°N, 176.13°W  | Summit elev. 1740 m



The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported that slow lava effusion
continued to feed a thick flow in Great Sitkinâ??s summit crater during 6-12
August. Small daily earthquakes were detected by the seismic network,
including signals probably caused by small rockfalls from the steep flanks.
Weather clouds mostly obscured satellite and webcam views; clear conditions
during 9-10 August showed nothing unusual in webcam images. The Volcano
Alert Level remained at Watch (the third level on a four-level scale) and
the Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the third color on a four-color
scale).



Geologic Summary. The Great Sitkin volcano forms much of the northern side
of Great Sitkin Island. A younger volcano capped by a small, 0.8 x 1.2 km
ice-filled summit caldera was constructed within a large late-Pleistocene
or early Holocene scarp formed by massive edifice failure that truncated an
older edifice and produced a submarine debris avalanche. Deposits from this
and an even older debris avalanche from a source to the south cover a broad
area of the ocean floor north of the volcano. The summit lies along the
eastern rim of the younger collapse scarp. Deposits from an earlier
caldera-forming eruption of unknown age cover the flanks of the island to a
depth up to 6 m. The small younger caldera was partially filled by lava
domes emplaced in 1945 and 1974, and five small older flank lava domes, two
of which lie on the coastline, were constructed along northwest- and
NNW-trending lines. Hot springs, mud pots, and fumaroles occur near the
head of Big Fox Creek, south of the volcano. Eruptions have been recorded
since the late-19th century.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
https://avo.alaska.edu/
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Ibu  | Indonesia  | 1.488°N, 127.63°E  | Summit elev. 1325 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
the eruption at Ibu continued during 23-29 July. Daily dense gray ash
plumes rose 300-700 m above the summit and drifted NW, W, and SW. Crater
incandescence was visible in a few nighttime webcam images. The Alert Level
remained at 3 (the second highest level on a four-level scale) and the
public was advised to stay 4 km away from the active crater and 5 km away
from the N crater wall opening.



Geologic Summary. The truncated summit of Gunung Ibu stratovolcano along
the NW coast of Halmahera Island has large nested summit craters. The inner
crater, 1 km wide and 400 m deep, has contained several small crater lakes.
The 1.2-km-wide outer crater is breached on the N, creating a steep-walled
valley. A large cone grew ENE of the summit, and a smaller one to the WSW
has fed a lava flow down the W flank. A group of maars is located below the
N and W flanks. The first observed and recorded eruption was a small
explosion from the summit crater in 1911. Eruptive activity began again in
December 1998, producing a lava dome that eventually covered much of the
floor of the inner summit crater along with ongoing explosive ash emissions.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Kilauea  | United States  | 19.421°N, 155.287°W  | Summit elev. 1222 m



The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reported that the eruption within
Kilaueaâ??s Kaluapele summit caldera, characterized by episodic fountaining
and intermittent spatter at vents along the SW margin of Halemaâ??umaâ??u
Crater, continued at variable levels during 6-12 August. Lava became
visible in the N vent at 0055 on 6 August, and about a minute later began
to overflow the cone onto the crater floor. Lava flows and spattering at
the N vent continued, and at 0112 similar activity began at the S vent.
Activity then intensified, with sustained lava fountaining starting at
0120. About two minutes later a new fissure opened along the margins of the
existing lava field that extended part way up the S wall of Halemaâ??umaâ??u
Crater. Lava fountains rose along the fissure and produced small lava
flows. Lava fountains at the N and S vents were broad and rose 45-90 m.
Lava flows from the vents covered about 20 percent of the crater floor by
0206. Activity at the new fissure decreased at 0400 and ceased erupting at
0440. Lava flows from the N and S vents continued to advance, covering 60
percent of the crater floor by 1003. After about 12 hours of continuous
lava fountaining the S vent ceased erupting at about 1250 and the N vent
ceased at about 1255. During an overflight later that day scientists
observed that lava flows had covered 80 percent of the crater floor,
including some onto the down-dropped block. The N vent remained
incandescent but gradually dimmed until it was no longer visible during the
morning of 7 August. Points of incandescence in the flow field were visible
during 6-9 August. Low-frequency tremor bursts characteristic of gas
pistoning were recorded during 6-12 August. The Volcano Alert Level
remained at Watch (the third level on a four-level scale) and the Aviation
Color Code remained at Orange (the third color on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. Kilauea overlaps the E flank of the massive Mauna Loa
shield volcano in the island of Hawaii. Eruptions are prominent in
Polynesian legends; written documentation since 1820 records frequent
summit and flank lava flow eruptions interspersed with periods of long-term
lava lake activity at Halemaumau crater in the summit caldera until 1924.
The 3 x 5 km caldera was formed in several stages about 1,500 years ago and
during the 18th century; eruptions have also originated from the lengthy
East and Southwest rift zones, which extend to the ocean in both
directions. About 90% of the surface of the basaltic shield volcano is
formed of lava flows less than about 1,100 years old; 70% of the surface is
younger than 600 years. The long-term eruption from the East rift zone
between 1983 and 2018 produced lava flows covering more than 100 km2,
destroyed hundreds of houses, and added new coastline.



Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/
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Kirishimayama  | Japan  | 31.934°N, 130.862°E  | Summit elev. 1700 m



The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that eruptive activity
continued at Shinmoedake (Shinmoe peak, a stratovolcano of the
Kirishimayama volcano group) during 4-11 August. The number of volcanic
earthquakes located beneath Shinmoedake, first detected in late October
2024, continued to fluctuate; volcanic tremor was also occasionally
detected, notably during eruptive events. During a field visit on 6 August
scientists observed white plumes rising as high as 100 m from multiple
vents along the SE to the N parts of the crater floor and drifting NE. The
emissions from the N part of the floor had decreased compared to 28 June
observations. Sulfur dioxide emissions on 6 August were characterized as
slightly high, averaging 500 tons per day (t/d). At 0523 on 10 August an
ash plume rose 3 km above the crater rim and drifted NE. Sulfur dioxide
emissions were higher, averaging 2,800 t/d. Ashfall was reported in
Kobayashi City (14 km NE) and Takaharu Town (15 km E), obscuring the lines
on the roads in some areas. Ashfall was also reported in Saito City (55 km
NE), Takanabe Town (65 km NE), Kijo Town (61 km NE), Kawaminami Town (67 km
NE), and Tsuno Town (75 km NE). A sulfur odor was noted in Kijo Town and
Kawaminami Town. Emissions were ongoing until 0134 on 11 August with ash
plumes rising as high as 1 km above the crater rim and drifting NE, though
weather conditions sometimes prevented visual confirmation. The Alert Level
remained at 3 (on a 5-level scale) and the public was warned to exercise
caution within 3 km from Shinmoedake Crater.



Geologic Summary. Kirishimayama is a large group of more than 20 Quaternary
volcanoes located north of Kagoshima Bay. The late-Pleistocene to Holocene
dominantly andesitic group consists of stratovolcanoes, pyroclastic cones,
maars, and underlying shield volcanoes located over an area of 20 x 30 km.
The larger stratovolcanoes are scattered throughout the field, with the
centrally located Karakunidake being the highest. Onamiike and Miike, the
two largest maars, are located SW of Karakunidake and at its far eastern
end, respectively. Holocene eruptions have been concentrated along an E-W
line of vents from Miike to Ohachi, and at Shinmoedake to the NE. Frequent
small-to-moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded since the 8th
century.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/
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Lewotolok  | Indonesia  | 8.274°S, 123.508°E  | Summit elev. 1431 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that an
eruption at Lewotolok was ongoing during 6-12 August. Daily white-to-gray
or gray ash plumes rose 100-400 m above the summit of the cone and drifted
W and NW. Clear nighttime webcam images showed incandescent material being
ejected above the cone. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4)
and the public was warned to stay 3 km away from the summit.



Geologic Summary. The Lewotolok (or Lewotolo) stratovolcano occupies the
eastern end of an elongated peninsula extending north into the Flores Sea,
connected to Lembata (formerly Lomblen) Island by a narrow isthmus. It is
symmetrical when viewed from the north and east. A small cone with a
130-m-wide crater constructed at the SE side of a larger crater forms the
volcano's high point. Many lava flows have reached the coastline. Eruptions
recorded since 1660 have consisted of explosive activity from the summit
crater.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Marapi  | Indonesia  | 0.38°S, 100.474°E  | Summit elev. 2885 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity at Marapi (on Sumatra) continued during 6-12 August. An
eruptive event was recorded at 0710 on 12 August but not visually observed.
At 0839 that same day an eruptive event generated a dense white-and-gray
ash plume that rose 1.6 km above the summit and drifted NE. The Alert Level
remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay 3 km
away from the active crater.



Geologic Summary. Gunung Marapi, not to be confused with the better-known
Merapi volcano on Java, is Sumatra's most active volcano. This massive
complex stratovolcano rises 2,000 m above the Bukittinggi Plain in the
Padang Highlands. A broad summit contains multiple partially overlapping
summit craters constructed within the small 1.4-km-wide Bancah caldera. The
summit craters are located along an ENE-WSW line, with volcanism migrating
to the west. More than 50 eruptions, typically consisting of
small-to-moderate explosive activity, have been recorded since the end of
the 18th century; no lava flows outside the summit craters have been
reported in historical time.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Merapi  | Indonesia  | 7.54°S, 110.446°E  | Summit elev. 2910 m



The Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi
(BPPTKG) reported that the eruption at Merapi (on Java) continued during
1-7 August. Earthquakes were about the same intensity compared to the
previous week. The SW lava dome produced 14 lava avalanches that traveled
as far as 1.8 km SW down the Bebeng drainage, 31 that traveled as far as
1.8 km SW down the Krasak drainage, 64 that traveled as far as 2 km W down
the Sat/Putih drainage, and one that descended the Boyong drainage on the S
flank as far as 1.8 km. One pyroclastic flow traveled 800 m down the Krasak
drainage. Small morphological changes to the SW lava dome resulted from
lava effusion and minor collapses. The volume of the SW dome increased by
90,500 cubic meters to an estimated 4,101,500 cubic meters, based on webcam
images and a 7 August drone survey. The temperature of the dome had
increased by 2.5 degrees Celsius (degrees C) to 247.4 degrees C. The volume
and temperature of the central dome were unchanged. The Alert Level
remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay 3-7 km
away from the summit, based on location.



Geologic Summary. Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, lies in
one of the world's most densely populated areas and dominates the landscape
immediately north of the major city of Yogyakarta. It is the youngest and
southernmost of a volcanic chain extending NNW to Ungaran volcano. Growth
of Old Merapi during the Pleistocene ended with major edifice collapse
perhaps about 2,000 years ago, leaving a large arcuate scarp cutting the
eroded older Batulawang volcano. Subsequent growth of the steep-sided Young
Merapi edifice, its upper part unvegetated due to frequent activity, began
SW of the earlier collapse scarp. Pyroclastic flows and lahars accompanying
growth and collapse of the steep-sided active summit lava dome have
devastated cultivated lands on the western-to-southern flanks and caused
many fatalities.



Source: Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi
(BPPTKG) http://www.merapi.bgl.esdm.go.id/
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Nevado del Ruiz  | Colombia  | 4.892°N, 75.324°W  | Summit elev. 5279 m



The Servicio Geológico Colombianoâ??s (SGC) Observatorio Vulcanológico y
Sismológico de Manizales reported that eruptive activity at Nevado del Ruiz
continued during 5-11 August, though weather conditions sometimes obscured
visual observations. Seismic data indicated that events associated with
fluid movement increased in both number and intensity compared to the
previous week, though levels were low-to-moderate overall. Some of the
seismic events were associated with pulsating ash emissions; webcam images
and SGC staff and Parque Nacional Natural de los Nevados (PNNN) officials
working in the field confirmed these ash emissions, including some with
higher-temperature ejecta. Gas and/or ash emissions generally rose as high
as 500 m above the summit and mainly drifted NW, though an ash plume at
0156 on 8 August rose as high as 1.6 km above the summit as it drifted
downwind. Ashfall was reported in the Valle de las Tumbas (4 km NW), Brisas
(5 km NW), and Lunares (5 km NW) sectors (in the PNNN area) on 6 and 9
August, and in Manizales (28 km NW) on 10 August. Seismicity associated
with rock fracturing increased in both number and intensity compared to the
previous week. The earthquakes were mainly located at depths of 1-8 km
below Arenas Crater and the flanks within 11 km. Daily sulfur dioxide
emissions had slightly decreased compared to the previous week. Low-level
thermal anomalies at the bottom of the crater were periodically identified
in satellite images. The Alert Level remained at Yellow (the second level
on a four-level scale).



Geologic Summary. Nevado del Ruiz is a broad, glacier-covered volcano in
central Colombia that covers more than 200 km2. Three major edifices,
composed of andesitic and dacitic lavas and andesitic pyroclastics, have
been constructed since the beginning of the Pleistocene. The modern cone
consists of a broad cluster of lava domes built within the caldera of an
older edifice. The 1-km-wide, 240-m-deep Arenas crater occupies the summit.
The prominent La Olleta pyroclastic cone located on the SW flank may also
have been active in historical time. Steep headwalls of massive landslides
cut the flanks. Melting of its summit icecap during historical eruptions,
which date back to the 16th century, has resulted in devastating lahars,
including one in 1985 that was South America's deadliest eruption.



Source: Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)
https://www2.sgc.gov.co/volcanes/index.html
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Poas  | Costa Rica  | 10.2°N, 84.233°W  | Summit elev. 2697 m



The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) reported continuing gas-and-steam emissions with
occasional minor amounts of ash at Poás during 6-12 August. Strong
incandescence continued at Boca A vent; temperatures at the vent were
estimated to be 800-900 degrees Celsius, based on a photograph taken at
0450 on 6 August. Eruptive events at Boca A recorded at 0451 and 0706 on 7
August generated diffuse ash plumes, each lasting about one minute. A
low-energy eruptive event at 2056 on 8 August produced a gray plume with a
moderate amount of ash that drifted W, and ejected incandescent blocks that
landed near the vent. Sulfur dioxide emissions measured by satellite
averaged 270 tons per day (t/d) midweek. The volcanic Alert Level remained
at 2 (the second lowest level on a four-level scale) and the Aviation Color
Code remained at Yellow (the second lowest color on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The broad vegetated edifice of Poás, one of the most
active volcanoes of Costa Rica, contains three craters along a N-S line.
The frequently visited multi-hued summit crater lakes of the
basaltic-to-dacitic volcano are easily accessible by vehicle from the
nearby capital city of San José. A N-S-trending fissure cutting the complex
stratovolcano extends to the lower N flank, where it has produced the Congo
stratovolcano and several lake-filled maars. The southernmost of the two
summit crater lakes, Botos, last erupted about 7,500 years ago. The more
prominent geothermally heated northern lake, Laguna Caliente, is one of the
world's most acidic natural lakes, with a pH of near zero. It has been the
site of frequent phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions since an eruption
was reported in 1828. Eruptions often include geyser-like ejections of
crater-lake water.



Source: Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) http://www.ovsicori.una.ac.cr/
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Semeru  | Indonesia  | 8.108°S, 112.922°E  | Summit elev. 3657 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
activity continued at Semeru during 6-12 August, often with multiple daily
eruptive events recorded by the seismic network. Dense white-and-gray or
gray ash plumes rose 400-1,000 m above the summit and drifted in multiple
directions; weather clouds obscured views on 8 and 10 August. Incandescence
at the summit was visible in a few webcam images; incandescent material
traveling down the flank was visible at 2346 on 7 August in a webcam image.
The Alert Level remained at 2 (the second lowest level on a scale of 1-4).
The public was warned to stay at least 3 km away from the summit in all
directions, 8 km from the summit to the SE, 500 m from the banks of the
Kobokan drainage as far as 13 km from the summit, and to avoid other
drainages including the Bang, Kembar, and Sat, due to lahar, avalanche, and
pyroclastic flow hazards.



Geologic Summary. Semeru, the highest volcano on Java, and one of its most
active, lies at the southern end of a volcanic massif extending north to
the Tengger caldera. The steep-sided volcano, also referred to as Mahameru
(Great Mountain), rises above coastal plains to the south. Gunung Semeru
was constructed south of the overlapping Ajek-ajek and Jambangan calderas.
A line of lake-filled maars was constructed along a N-S trend cutting
through the summit, and cinder cones and lava domes occupy the eastern and
NE flanks. Summit topography is complicated by the shifting of craters from
NW to SE. Frequent 19th and 20th century eruptions were dominated by
small-to-moderate explosions from the summit crater, with occasional lava
flows and larger explosive eruptions accompanied by pyroclastic flows that
have reached the lower flanks of the volcano.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Sheveluch  | Russia  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit elev. 3283 m



The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported continuing
eruptive activity at Sheveluchâ??s â??300 years of RASâ?? dome on the SW flank of
Old Sheveluch and at the Young Sheveluch dome during 1-7 August. Thermal
anomalies over the domes were identified in satellite images during 2 and
4-7 August; weather clouds obscured views on the other days. The Aviation
Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a four-color
scale). Dates are based on UTC; specific events are in local time where
noted.



Geologic Summary. The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano (also
spelled Shiveluch) rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya
volcano group. The 1,300 km3 andesitic volcano is one of Kamchatka's
largest and most active volcanic structures, with at least 60 large
eruptions during the Holocene. The summit of roughly 65,000-year-old Stary
Shiveluch is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide late-Pleistocene caldera
breached to the south. Many lava domes occur on its outer flanks. The
Molodoy Shiveluch lava dome complex was constructed during the Holocene
within the large open caldera; Holocene lava dome extrusion also took place
on the flanks of Stary Shiveluch. Widespread tephra layers from these
eruptions have provided valuable time markers for dating volcanic events in
Kamchatka. Frequent collapses of dome complexes, most recently in 1964,
have produced debris avalanches whose deposits cover much of the floor of
the breached caldera.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://kvert.febras.net/
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Suwanosejima  | Japan  | 29.638°N, 129.714°E  | Summit elev. 796 m



The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that eruptive activity at
Suwanosejima's Ontake Crater continued during 4-11 August. Incandescence
was observed nightly in webcam images. No explosions were recorded, though
ash plumes from eruptive events rose as high as 800 m above the crater rim.
The Alert Level remained at 2 (the second level on a five-level scale) and
the public was warned to be cautious within 1.5 km of the crater.



Geologic Summary. The 8-km-long island of Suwanosejima in the northern
Ryukyu Islands consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with two active
summit craters. The summit is truncated by a large breached crater
extending to the sea on the E flank that was formed by edifice collapse.
One of Japan's most frequently active volcanoes, it was in a state of
intermittent Strombolian activity from Otake, the NE summit crater, between
1949 and 1996, after which periods of inactivity lengthened. The largest
recorded eruption took place in 1813-14, when thick scoria deposits covered
residential areas, and the SW crater produced two lava flows that reached
the western coast. At the end of the eruption the summit of Otake
collapsed, forming a large debris avalanche and creating an open collapse
scarp extending to the eastern coast. The island remained uninhabited for
about 70 years after the 1813-1814 eruption. Lava flows reached the eastern
coast of the island in 1884. Only about 50 people live on the island.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/
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Taal  | Philippines  | 14.0106°N, 120.9975°E  | Summit elev. 311 m



In a special report issued at 1000 on 10 August the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) stated that 19 volcanic earthquakes
at Taal were recorded by the seismic network during 9-10 August. A
pronounced increase in Real-time Seismic Amplitude Measurement (RSAM)
values began at 0525 on 10 August along with moderate-to-voluminous and
vigorous emissions rising from Taal Main Crater and continuing volcanic
tremor. Sulfur dioxide emissions had been low since June and averaged 374
tonnes per day on 8 August. The Alert Level remained at 1 (on a scale of
0-5); PHIVOLCS reminded the public that the entire Taal Volcano Island
(TVI) was a Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) and recommended that the Main
Crater and areas along the Daang Kastila fissure should remain prohibited.
Pilots were warned to avoid flying over TVI.



Geologic Summary. Taal is one of the most active volcanoes in the
Philippines and has produced some powerful eruptions. The 15 x 20 km
Talisay (Taal) caldera is largely filled by Lake Taal, whose 267 km2
surface lies only 3 m above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is 160
m, with several submerged eruptive centers. The 5-km-wide Volcano Island in
north-central Lake Taal is the location of all observed eruptions. The
island is composed of coalescing small stratovolcanoes, tuff rings, and
scoria cones. Powerful pyroclastic flows and surges have caused many
fatalities.



Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/
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