Aotearoa Earthquake and Volcano Forecast Service

Pacific Summary. 6 July 2020 - 12 July 2020

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Eruptions at familiar Pacific hotspots continued during the period along with a couple of big quakes.
The period was a continuation of the 2020 Pacific volcanic trend.
Spaceweather faded out on 7 July and quakes went quiet for the next five days.
A new quake and eruption period begins 13 July, building to a peak 16 July.
6 July.
Vanuatu/Espiritu Santo 5.9 6.50am
Eruption Sangay, Semeru, Ebeko, Nishinoshima.
7 July.
North Caroline Islands 6.2 6.16am
Java Sea 6.2 10.54am
7 July.
Eruption Pacaya.
8 July.
Eruption Etna, Suwanosejima, Fuego.

Update. 7 July 11.30pm
7 July.
Eruption Pacaya.
Southern Vanuatu, South of Java, Southern Sumatra are added to Mag risk locations.

Update. 7 July 3.30pm
6 July.
Vanuatu/Espiritu Santo 5.9 6.50am
Eruption Sangay, Semeru, Ebeko, Nishinoshima.
7 July.
North Caroline Islands 6.2 6.16am
Java Sea 6.2 10.54am
Pacific quakes have kicked into life, following the expected arrival of spaceweather on 6 July.
Eruptions continue at familiar volcano hotspots.
Japanese vulcanologists have noticed a major uptick in activity at remote offshore volcano Nishinoshima.
Honshu volcano Asama is hot and could go into minor eruption soon.
Spaceweather has eased today, following yesterdays on cue arrival.
Quakes are likely to become infrequent next few days although Mag 6 remains possible.
Northern Vanuatu, Tonga are added to Mag 6 risk locations.

Forecast.
Magnitude 6 risk locations are South of Kermadec Islands, Kermadec Islands, Bougainville, Banda Sea, Aleutian Islands, Sierra Nevada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Southern Peru, Northern Chile, Hindu Kush.
Volcanic activity may increase.
Karymsky, Kliuchevskoi, Ebeko, Sakurajima, Nishinoshima, Semeru, Sangay, Fuego, Piton de la Fournaise.
The period is likely to be volcanic, eruptions continuing at familiar volcano clusters.