Volcano in China
Ashikule Volcanic Field volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Ashikule Volcanic Field is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Ashikule Volcanic Field: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1900–1963
- Elevation
- 5,090 m 16,700 ft
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 0 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Gujangbagh 216 km NW
Is Ashikule Volcanic Field erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Ashikule Volcanic Field right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Ashikule Volcanic Field
USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Ashikule Volcanic Field in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.
About Ashikule Volcanic Field
Ashikule Volcanic Field is a pyroclastic cone in China-W, China, rising to 5,090 m (16,700 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Pyroclastic (cinder) cones are built from ejected fragments, usually in short-lived eruptions.
The nearest large town is Gujangbagh, about 216 km NW of the summit.
- Gujangbagh (216 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Indira Gandhi, 906 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
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China has 2 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.