A new eruption started at Ecuador’s Fernandina volcano in the Galapagos archipelago at 04:50 UTC on Sunday, March 3, 2024. IGEPN volcanologists said deformation data suggests this eruption will be larger than those observed in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Satellite imagery acquired by GOES-16 and VIIRS, alongside near-polar satellites SUOMI-NPP and NOAA-20, captured over 1 000 thermal anomalies, indicating the significant scale of the eruption. Additionally, a gas-steam plume containing ash has been observed rising 2 – 3 km (1.2 – 1.8 miles) above the volcano’s summit, spreading in multiple directions.



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