Tungurahua volcanoStratovolcano 5023 m (16,479 ft)Ecuador, -1.47°S / -78.44°W Tungurahua volcano eruptions: 1534, 1557, 1640(?), 1641, 1644(?), 1646(?), 1757(?), 1773, 1776, 1777(?), 1781(?), 1857, 1885(?), 1886-88, 1900(?), 1916-25, 1944, 2000- (ongoing) Typical eruption style: Explosive. Tungurahua webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador) activity update: steaming, small explosionsMonday Sep 03, 2012 12:05 PM | BY: T
Seismic activity has increased since the beginning of the month again, however not reached previous levels and IG describes it at moderate. Surface activity have been mainly steaming, creating a 300 m high plume, and few weak explosions, causing light ash fall.
Previous newsSunday, Sep 02, 2012
Since the beginning of this week Tungurahua's seismic activity was characterized by internal fluid movements (LP events) and volcano-tectonic earthquakes (VT) (rock fracturing within the volcanic edifice). There were 8 quakes under the northwestern flank of Tungurahua at depths between 3-13 km below the summit. It is worth noting that some of these events were felt by residents of CUSU, Juive Grande, Puntzán and Bathrooms in the evening of 26 August at 20h26 (local time) and on 29 August at 18h46 (local time) and 30 August at 09h32 (local time). These local events had magnitudes between 2.5 and 2.6. The other quakes were only recorded instrumentally. ...
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Friday, Aug 31, 2012
Tremor remains at fluctuating moderate levels. Bad weather prevents visual observation of steam and possible ash emissions and explosions.
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Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012
A rising tremor signal suggests ongoing ash emissions and small explosions, but bad weather prevents observations. The recent moderate rain falls have fortunately not caused lahars, IG mentions.
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Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012
At the time of writing, a strongly rising tremor signal is visible, possibly associated with new explosions and ash emissions. ...
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Sunday, Aug 26, 2012
The Instituto Geofísico published a very informative and detailed summary of the current eruption of Tungurahua: ...
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