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On January 15, 1951, some residents noticed fresh landslides on the steep inner faces of the semi-circle of peaks. In the afternoon, a thin column of smoke was seen rising from base of the peaks. These phenomena increased a bit the next day. In the afternoon, Higaturu was shaken by a mild earthquake, the first of many that day. On January 17, the vapor plume was more vigorous and carried a little ash. Earthquakes occurred about every 7 minutes.Three days of tremor preceded the eruption starting 18 January 1951. The actual The paroxysm (explosion) at Lamington occurred at 10:40 am on the 21st January 1951. On the 22nd & 23rd Reports were still coming in. About one day later, G.A.M. Taylor, an Australian volcanologist, arrived on the scene. by then actual eruptions were over.

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