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The eruption of Soufrière volcano, St Vincent April–June 1979

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The Soufrière volcano in St Vincent began to erupt on 13 April 1979 after 10 months of mild premonitory activity. A series of strong vertical explosions between 13 and 26 April generated ash falls, pyroclastic flows and mudflows. From about 3 May onwards basaltic–andesite lava has been accumulating in the summit crater.

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  1. Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad

    J. B. Shepherd, W. P. Aspinall, K. C. Rowley & J. F. Tomblin

  2. Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, 7, Jamaica

    J. Pereira

  3. Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, 02331

    H. Sigurdsson

  4. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20560

    R. S. Fiske

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Shepherd, J., Aspinall, W., Rowley, K. et al. The eruption of Soufrière volcano, St Vincent April–June 1979. Nature 282, 24–28 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/282024a0

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