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Small steam explosions on Whakaari/White Island, alert level stays the same
30 Dec, 2020 05:42 AM
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NZ Herald
A series of small steam explosions were detected on Whakaari / White Island yesterday.
Science agency GNS detected the low-energy explosions using seismic and acoustic air pressure sensors at the island.
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They occurred at 3pm on Tuesday - and were short-lived, lasting about 30 minutes, the agency said.
At least 20 individual pulses occurred, which may have produced minor traces of ash near the vent for a few minutes.
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MetService s satellite images didn t detect any ash in the atmosphere, it said.