Activity update 18/6/16: Bristol Island, Zavodovski Island

Satellite images from the 7th and 15th June shows that the eruption on Mount Sourabaya on Bristol Island persists. The ash emissions however seems to have diminished suggesting that the intensity of the eruption has reduced.

Meanwhile on Zavodovski Island a gas plume was visible in satellite images from various days since 8th June 2016.

Bristol Island (bottom left) continues to emit an ash plume on 7th June 2016. SOURCE: Suomi NPP/VIIRS/NASA.

Ash emissions continue on 15th June 2016. SOURCE: Aqua/MODIS/NASA.

Gas plume originating from Zavodovski Island on 13th June 2016. SOURCE: Terra/MODIS/NASA.

Bristol Island update 4/6/16

This is going to be a very quick post but the eruption continues on Bristol Island and the satellite image from 4th June 2016 clearly shows an ash plume drifting east indicating that the intensity of the eruption persists.

Ash plume drifts east on 4th June 2016. SOURCE: Suomi NPP/VIIRS/NASA.

Activity update 2/6/16: Bristol Island, Zavodovski Island, Saunders Island

Satellite images from the 31st May and 1st June 2016 shows that an ash plume originating from Bristol Island is clearly evident and is drifting for a considerable distance in a northeasterly direction. Bristol Island however is not the only place displaying some form of volcanic activity, Mount Curry on Zavodovski Island has been emitting a gas plume also drifting for a considerable distance in a northeasterly direction on the same days.

Ash plume from Bristol Island more evident plus gas emission from Zavodovski Island is present in the image from 1st June 2016. SOURCE: Aqua/MODIS/NASA.

In an image from the 28th May 2016, a faintly dark line appears to be originating from Mount Michael on Saunders Island indicating a possible minor ash emission.

Possible ash emission on Saunders Island 28th May?. SOURCE: Terra/MODIS/NASA.