Volcano in Vietnam

Ile des Cendres volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Ile des Cendres is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 1923 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Ile des Cendres: 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 last significant: 1923
Elevation
-20 m -66 ft
Type
Submarine volcanoes
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Phan Thiết 131 km NW

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Is Ile des Cendres erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Ile des Cendres right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1923. 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 Ile des Cendres

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Ile des Cendres 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 Ile des Cendres

Ile des Cendres is a submarine volcanoes in SE Asia, Vietnam, rising to -20 m (-66 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

Submarine volcanoes erupt under the sea; shallow ones can produce steam explosions, pumice rafts and discoloured water.

The nearest large town is Phan Thiết, about 131 km NW of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Suvarnabhumi, 981 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.

Other volcanoes in Vietnam

Vietnam has 1 volcano 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.