Tom Murray stated the VDAP team arrived in Rabaul on 30 September without problems, that all of their equipment arrived intact, and that things are going well for them at Rabaul.
Eruptive activity continues to decline.
Eruptive activity at Vulcan has essentially stopped. Tavurvur continues to erupt, but at a low level of activity. There is a constant plume up to an altitude of about 1 km. Occasional explosions eject debris to altitudes of about 400 m above the vent. Overflights during occasional periods of decreased activity have allowed views into the Tavurvur crater where a small lava flow less that about 200 m in length has been observed.