Category: volcanic island

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

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…


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

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…