Photo taken by Orlando Ribeiro. Explosion occurs from a vent on the SW side of the main vent which is quiet on the right margin of the image. Photo taken by Orlando Ribeiro. Cone of Pico lies in right part of the image. Published on 9 April 1995 in the Neue Z,rcher Zeitung , this photo was probably taken one or two days earlier, thus showing the eruption during an early stage.
Activity consists mostly of lava fountaining from several vents with minor ash emission.
No large cone has yet formed but irregular tephra ramparts can be seen around the vents. Slope of Pico central cone is to the right.