Marc Szeglat

Gunung Agung launches ash cloud

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On the Indonesian island of Bali, the Gunung Agung erupted an ash cloud. The eruption occurred at 00:47 local time. The height of the eruption clouds could not be determined. Nevertheless, the alert status for the air traffic was set on “orange”. Tremor was recorded, which had an amplitude of 21 mm and lasted 230 seconds. These data are in the context of the last registered eruptions on the holiday island.

Piton Fournaise: Eruption intensifies

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The eruption on the Piton de la Fournaise has intensified. On 5th and 7th of March new fissures opened, one of which is still active. There are 2 lava fountains that feed lava flows. The Lava output is about 30 cubic meters per second. The end of the lava flow is at 1000 m altitude. The distance to the coastal road is 5 km. The tremor rose and 49 volcanotectonic earthquakes were registered.

The eruption started on 20. February, just one day after a short-lived eruption.