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| 15.07.2013 | Volcano Activity | Ecuador | Cordillera Oriental, [Tungurahua volcano] |  |  |
Volcano Activity in Ecuador on Monday, 01 July, 2013 at 02:48 (02:48 AM) UTC.
Back| Updated: | Wednesday, 17 July, 2013 at 03:14 UTC |
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| Ecuadorian Tungurahua volcano today reported a slight increase in the energy of seismic activity, after the blast past Sunday, the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (IG) reported. The IG said that from about 04:10 local time on Tuesday, there is a tremor signal emission, which from 06:50 local time saturates the stations near the volcano of 5016 meters. Since the last time the intensity and length of the howlings have increased, said the IG, and explained that due to the presence of high clouds in the volcano area there have been no observations of the surface manifestations. The National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR) on Sunday decreed alert, of caution at the volcano area, with a possible increase in the activity of the colossus after the explosion of great intensity that day and the ejection of a high column of ash and rocks. The Tungurahua, located about 45 miles south of Quito, its current eruptive process began in 1999 and has since periods of intense activity interspersed with periods of relative calm. The population of areas near the volcano were affected on Sunday by falling rubble of black and pink color, while other remote areas received falling of thick black ash. Authorities Risk Management Secretariat volcano kept under constant observation to implement the measures in case of an increase in its activity. | |
Ecuadorian Tungurahua Volcano Shows Rise in Seismic Activity
Quito, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Tungurahua volcano today reported a slight increase in the energy of seismic activity, after the blast past Sunday, the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (IG) reported.
The IG said that from about 04:10 local time on Tuesday, there is a tremor signal emission, which from 06:50 local time saturates the stations near the volcano of 5016 meters.
Since the last time the intensity and length of the howlings have increased, said the IG, and explained that due to the presence of high clouds in the volcano area there have been no observations of the surface manifestations.
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