Category: volcanic island

Threat Level Raised on Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau Volcano as Lava Flow Enters Sea

April 25, 2022
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Indonesia’s Geological Agency on April 24 raised the alert level for the erupting Mount Anak Krakatau volcano to level 3, requiring a danger zone of up to 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) as volcanic activity intensified. According to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), the volcanic mountain began spewing ash clouds towering 3,000 meters…

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Azores Volcanic Island Hit by Thousands of Quakes Starts Evacuation as Fears Grow

March 25, 2022
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LISBON—Authorities on a mid-Atlantic Portuguese island hit by thousands of small earthquakes in recent days started evacuating people living at the bottom of coastal cliffs on Thursday as fears of a stronger tremor or a volcanic eruption grow. Since Saturday, over 2,000 earthquakes, with a magnitude of between 1.6 and 3.3, have been recorded on…

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