Satellite image of Lewotobi volcano on 24 May 2024
Copious gas and steam emissions from White Island volcano at about 08:30 local time this morning (image: GeoNet New Zealand)
A minor eruption occurred at the volcano this morning.
Estimated volume of magma injected into the magma chamber beneath the Svartsengi region during October 2023-late May 2024 (image: IMO)
During the last weekend, approx. 200 earthquakes were detected in the Svartsengi area, most of them with magnitudes below 1.0. This level of the seismic activity is similar to the last week as about 40 to 80 earthquakes were recorded each day. Most of these earthquakes are located either between the Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains, or south the Mt. Þorbjörn.