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Santa Maria volcano (Guatemala), activity update: ash eruptions, lahar on 5 June

Thursday Jun 14, 2007 09:11 AM | BY: TOM PFEIFFER

Santiaguito lava dome is showing an above average level of activity. Explosions from the lava dome produce ash plumes rising to altitudes of 4.3-4.7 km (14,000-15,400 ft) a.s.l., that drift mainly to the SW.
On 5 June, a lahar (mud flow) descended the Nima I river and carried blocks 1-1.5 m in diameter and tree branches. The approximately 12-m-wide and 3-m-thick deposit was hot and smelled of sulfur. Continuous landslides of blocks and ash were noted on the SW flank.


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Source: INSIVUMEH via GVP/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 6-12 June 2007

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