Popocatepetl volcano news & eruption update

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 06:45

06:45 AM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows:

FVXX21 at 06:30 UTC, 02/02/21 from KNES
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210202/0626Z

VAAC: WASHINGTON

VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL 341090
PSN: N1901 W09837

AREA: MEXICO

SUMMIT ELEV: 17802 FT [5426 M]

ADVISORY NR: 2021/140

INFO SOURCE: GOES-16. WEBCAM. NWP MODELS.

ERUPTION DETAILS:

OBS VA DTG: 02/0601Z

OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 N1902 W09839 - N1901 W09838
- N1849 W09840 - N1850 W09845 - N1902 W09839 MOV
S 15KT

FCST VA CLD +6HR: 02/1200Z SFC/FL190 N1902 W09839
- N1902 W09838 - N1834 W09841 - N1836 W09850 -
N1902 W09839

FCST VA CLD +12HR: 02/1800Z SFC/FL190 N1902
W09839 - N1902 W09838 - N1831 W09835 - N1831
W09846 - N1902 W09839

FCST VA CLD +18HR: 03/0000Z NO VA EXP

RMK: VA EM OBSD ON WEBCAM AT 0523Z. 2ND VA EM
OBSD AT 0618Z. VA OBSD BY STLT EXTDG 11 NMI SSW
OF SUMMIT. FL ESTD FM WEBCAM AND NWP MDL FCST
SOUNDING. NWP MDLS FCST GRADUAL WSHIFT BY T+12 TO
S-WARD VA MOVMT. ...HOSLEY

NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210202/1230Z

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Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 11:51

Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): rapidly decreasing of tremor

Vulcanic explosion from Popocatépetl volcano on 30 January (image: CENAPRED)

A significant change in activity has occurred since the last update (21 January 21) as we reported ongoing elevated tremor that started at the end of December 2020. ... read all

Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 09:00

Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash

Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 03:00

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EM MOV S to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Satellite image of Popocatépetl volcano on 1 Feb 2021

Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 07:45

Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash

Sat, 30 Jan 2021, 20:30

Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Background:

Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano.
At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time.

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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information

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ERUPTION DETAILS: OBS VA DTG: 02/0601Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL190 N1902 W09839 - N1901 W09838 - N1849 W09840 - N1850 W09845 - N1902 W09839 MOV S 15KT FCST VA CLD +6HR: 02/1200Z SFC/FL190 N1902 W09839 - N1902 W09838 - N1834 W09841 - N1836 W09850 - N1902 W09839 FCST VA CLD +12HR: 02/1800Z SFC/FL190 N1902 W09839 - N1902 W09838 - N1831 W09835 - N1831 W09846 - N1902 W09839 FCST VA CLD +18HR: 03/0000Z NO VA EXP RMK: VA EM OBSD ON WEBCAM AT 0523Z. 2ND VA EM OBSD AT 0618Z. VA OBSD BY STLT EXTDG 11 NMI SSW OF SUMMIT. FL ESTD FM WEBCAM AND NWP MDL FCST SOUNDING. NWP MDLS FCST GRADUAL WSHIFT BY T+12 TO S-WARD VA MOVMT. ...HOSLEY NXT ADVISORY: WILL BE ISSUED BY 20210202/1230Z All news about: Popocatépetl volcano Information about: Popocatépetl volcano Previous news Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 11:51 Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico): rapidly decreasing of tremor A significant change in activity has occurred since the last update (21 January 21) as we reported ongoing elevated tremor that started at the end of December 2020. ... read all Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 09:00 Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash Mon, 1 Feb 2021, 03:00 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: LGT VA EM MOV S to 19000 ft (5800 m) Sun, 31 Jan 2021, 07:45 Popocatépetl Volcano: sporadic emissions of volcanic ash Sat, 30 Jan 2021, 20:30 Popocatépetl Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ONGOING VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m) Background: Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for smoking mountain, towers to 5426 m 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's 2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a steep-walled, 250-450 m deep crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier volcano. At least three previous major cones were destroyed by gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas south of the volcano. The modern volcano was constructed to the south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile cone. Three major plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place about 800 AD, have occurred from Popocatépetl since the mid Holocene, accompanied by pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices, have occurred since precolumbian time. --- Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution - Popocatepetl information First visit to our site? 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