Earth Sciences New Zealand Records Second Short-Lived Eruption On Whakaari/White Island
- Jessica Doney
- Nov 3
- 1 min read
Earth Sciences New Zealand are keeping an eye on Whakaari/White Island following a further eruption last Thursday (30th October).
Observations from the GeoNet cameras showed another small-low energy eruption occurred around 6.40pm Thursday evening, following the eruption recorded earlier in the day at around 12:30pm.
"From the webcams, the second of those eruptions deposited ash close to the island over
the short period of the eruption," Duty Volcanologist, Agnes Mazot says.
"Our colleagues at MetService have not detected volcanic ash in the observed plumes using satellite imagery but SO2 was detected. The event seems to have lasted for a few minutes, and no further eruption has been observed,"
"The event seems to have lasted for a few minutes, and no further eruption has been observed,"
"Short-lived increases in degassing or steam may generate plumes of gas (possibly containing minor volcanic ash) with little or no warning over the coming days," Mazot says.
The Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to Level 3, which indicates a minor volcanic eruption. The Aviation Colour Code has also been raised to Orange.
Earth Sciences NZ Volcano Monitoring Group and National Geohazards Monitoring Centre will closely monitor Whakaari/White Island for any changes in activity.
