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Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (St. Vincent Island, West Indies): heavy ash fall covered entire island

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Soufrière St. Vincent volcano Stratovolcano 1220 m / 4,003 ft West Indies, St. Vincent, 13.33°N / -61.18°W Current status: major eruption (5 out of 5) Soufrière St. Vincent webcams / live data | Books Soufrière St. Vincent volcano eruptions: 2020, 1979 Typical eruption style: effusive (lava dome extrusion) and explosive Last nearby quakes Latest satellite images Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 08:35 08:35 AM | BY: MARTIN The landscape of the island is shrouded in the ash blanket from the explosions (image: @VincieRichie/twitter) The landscape of the island is shrouded in the ash blanket from the explosions (image: @tivonnehowe/twitter) A heavy ash fall has blanketed the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and affecting the entire island by extremely poor visibility. Strong ash and lapilli fall is occurring as far from the volcano as Argyle International Airport some 20 km away as National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) reported. A fresh scoria was also present in the ash collected at Rabacca river at about 7,4 km from the volcano. More than 16,000 residents in "red zones" were urged to evacuate. All news about: Soufrière St. Vincent volcano Information about: Soufrière St. Vincent volcano Previous news Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 07:54 Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (St. Vincent Island, West Indies): dramatic changes to crater An amazing recent satellite image shows dramatic morphological changes in the volcano's summit crater: the first two powerful explosions on 9 April completely destroyed the 1979 and 2020-2021 lava domes and left a new deep vent. ... read all Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 07:09 Soufrière St. Vincent volcano (St. Vincent Island, West Indies): powerful eruptions continue with huge ash clouds An another vigorous explosive eruption occurred at 13:30 UTC yesterday detected by the satellite Copernicus. ... read all Mon, 12 Apr 2021, 04:45 Soufrière St. Vincent Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTG EXPLOSIVE EMS. to 10000 ft (3000 m) Sun, 11 Apr 2021, 18:00 Soufrière St. Vincent Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING EXPLOSIVE EMS. to 40000 ft (12200 m) Sun, 11 Apr 2021, 07:30 Soufrière St. Vincent Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION AT 20210409/1900Z FRQT EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS OBS VA DTG: 11/0600Z

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