Volcano earthquake report for Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 11 Sep 2024 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Aoba (1 quake mag 5.1), Brennisteinsfjöll (1 quake mag 1.5), Camiguin de Babuyanes (1 quake mag 1.7), Canlaon (1 quake mag 2.0), Clear Lake (16 quakes between mag 0.2-1.4), Coso (1 quake mag 1.2)
Don Joao de Castro Bank (2 quakes between mag 2.2-2.4), Etna (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.1), Kalatungan (1 quake mag 3.1), Katla (3 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Kilauea (13 quakes between mag 1.7-2.2), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 2.0), Krafla (1 quake mag 1.8), Krísuvík (8 quakes between mag 0.1-2.0), Ljósufjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.6-1.7), Matutum (1 quake mag 1.7), Mono Lake (1 quake mag 1.9), Mount Baker (1 quake mag 1.3), Nyiragongo (1 quake mag 3.0), Pocdol Mountains (1 quake mag 2.0), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 2.2), Ruapehu (1 quake mag 1.3), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.8), Thordarhyrna (1 quake mag 1.8), Upolu (1 quake mag 3.0), White Island (3 quakes between mag 2.1-2.8) (updated 20h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:



Aoba volcano (Vanuatu): magnitude 5.1 earthquake

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at the volcano 2 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 13.1 km depth at 16 km distance ENE from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
5.1 quake Penama, 88 km east of Santo, Santo/Malo, Vanuatu, Sep 12, 2024 05:46 am (Efate time) (16 km ENE)
All earthquakes at Aoba

Clear Lake volcano (California): 16 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.4

Possible earthquake swarm: 16 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 21 hours, the last being recorded quake 2 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 3.3 and 1.1 km.
Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
1.4 quake Lake County, 27 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States, Sep 10, 2024 10:16 pm (Los Angeles time) (16 km S)
1.1 quake 27 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States, Sep 10, 2024 05:45 pm (Los Angeles time) (16 km SSW)
1.1 quake 4 km WNW of Cobb, CA, Sep 10, 2024 02:01 pm (Los Angeles time) (16 km S)
0.8 quake 25 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States, Sep 11, 2024 11:21 am (Los Angeles time) (19 km S)
0.8 quake 10 km NW of The Geysers, CA, Sep 11, 2024 11:11 am (Los Angeles time) (17 km SSW)
All earthquakes at Clear Lake

Don Joao de Castro Bank volcano (Azores): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.4

2 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 3 hours, the last being recorded quake 14 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 1.0 and 0.0 km.
Earthquake details:
2.4 quake North Atlantic Ocean, 85 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, Sep 11, 2024 06:15 am (GMT -1) (16 km SE)
2.2 quake North Atlantic Ocean, 85 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, Sep 11, 2024 03:21 am (GMT -1) (15 km SE)
All earthquakes at Don Joao de Castro Bank

Etna volcano (Italy): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

2 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 3 hours, the last being recorded quake 16 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 6.7 and 6.0 km.
Earthquake details:
2.1 quake 8.2 km north of Acireale, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Sep 11, 2024 04:15 am (Rome time) (17 km ESE)
2.0 quake 7.2 km north of Acireale, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Sep 11, 2024 07:06 am (Rome time) (16 km SE)
All earthquakes at Etna

Kalatungan volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 3.1 earthquake

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred at the volcano 35 minutes ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 4.0 km depth at 16 km distance SW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
3.1 quake 46 km west of Valencia, Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, Sep 12, 2024 04:14 am (Manila time) (16 km SW)
All earthquakes at Kalatungan

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 13 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Possible earthquake swarm: 13 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 18 hours, the last being recorded quake 47 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 28.2 and 0.4 km.
Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
2.2 quake 25 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, Sep 11, 2024 03:50 am (Honolulu time) (12 km ESE)
2.1 quake 31 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, Sep 10, 2024 08:03 pm (Honolulu time) (10 km S)
2.0 quake 27 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, Sep 11, 2024 08:57 am (Honolulu time) (2 km SSE)
2.0 quake 27 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States, Sep 10, 2024 06:15 pm (Honolulu time) (18 km ESE)
1.9 quake 6 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii, Sep 11, 2024 09:36 am (Honolulu time) (4 km ESE)
All earthquakes at Kilauea

Nyiragongo volcano (Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at the volcano 7 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 10.0 km depth at 16 km distance SSW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 2.6 km northwest of Goma, Nord Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sep 11, 2024 03:43 pm (GMT +2) (16 km SSW)
All earthquakes at Nyiragongo

Prestahnukur volcano (Iceland): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred at the volcano 7 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 6.2 km depth at 0 km distance SSE from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
2.2 quake 17.8 km SE of Húsafell Sep 11, 2024 02:17 pm (Reykjavik time) (0 km SSE)
All earthquakes at Prestahnukur

Upolu volcano (Samoan and Wallis Islands): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at the volcano 11 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 10.0 km depth at 12 km distance NNW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
Reported quake or seismic-like event: 1.3 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, Sep 11, 2024 11:02 pm (GMT +13) (12 km NNW)
All earthquakes at Upolu

White Island volcano (New Zealand): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.8

3 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 20 hours, the last being recorded quake 40 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 10.7 and 5.0 km.
Earthquake details:
2.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 46 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 11, 2024 12:19 pm (Auckland time) (8 km SW)
2.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 46 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 12, 2024 08:10 am (Auckland time) (6 km SW)
2.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 65 km north of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 11, 2024 11:26 pm (Auckland time) (14 km NNE)
All earthquakes at White Island
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