Pacific Summary. 20 June 2020 - 23 June 2020
Northern Iceland 5.7 Eruption Merapi 22 June. Northern Iceland 6.0 Eruption Semeru Iceland is rumbling as a big quake swarm strikes in the north and volcanic quake swarms at Rejkanes Peninsula in the southwest indicate magma is rising towards the surface. Shield volcano Piton de la Fournaise is expanding. The lava lake at Ethiopian shield volcano Erta Ale is apparently expanding. A decent pair of eruptions at Java Zone hotspots Semeru and Merapi. A long term global volcanic trend may be underway. No big aftershocks from the 19 June South of Kermadecs 7.4 but a new spaceweather period may begin 26 June and Kermadecs Islands are likely to be a risk location. Forecast. Magnitude 6 risk locations are South of Kermadec Islands, Southern Tonga, Southern Vanuatu, Bougainville, South Banda Sea, Timor, Northern Sumatra, East of Taiwan, Southeast Honshu, Atacama. Ongoing eruptions at familiar volcanic clusters are likely to continue or increase. Semeru, Sakurajima, Kliuchevskoi, Pacaya. Mag 6 aftershocks from the 19 June South of Kermadecs may migrate south towards New Zealand. Aotearoa Earthquake and Volcano Forecast Service © 2013 - 2024 |
