Turrialba volcano, Коста-Рика: news & activity updates

Fri, 8 Apr 2022, 12:05 The last phreatic eruption occurred on February 28, 2022. Seismicity remains stable. There is an increase in the number and duration of short tremors of low amplitude. Volcanic tremors are distal and associated with local faults. Geodetic monitoring shows a slight contraction of the volcanic edifice. Read all Sun, 13 Mar 2022, 00:15The activity at the volcano continues at generally low levels. Read all Thu, 3 Mar 2022, 00:58 OVSICORI-UNA reported that a point of incandescence on the SW wall of Turrialba's Cráter Oeste was visible on 23 February and was coincident with the area of strongest gas emissions. At 1955 on 27 February an eruption produced a diffuse ash plume that rose 300 m above the summit and drifted NE. Rumbling heard on 28 February was sometimes coincident with minor ash emissions. Read all Wed, 23 Feb 2022, 18:47OVSICORI-UNA reported that at 0412 on 19 February an eruption at Turrialba's Cráter Oeste produced a small ash plume that rose 100 m above the summit and drifted W. Minor ashfall was reported by park rangers in Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú. An eruptive event was recorded later that day at 1624, though weather clouds prevented visual confirmation. Read all Sun, 20 Feb 2022, 21:00 Small amounts of ash erupted from the volcano in the early morning yesterday. Read all Thu, 10 Feb 2022, 09:27OVSICORI-UNA reported that at 1259 on 6 February a small phreatic eruption at Turrialba's Cráter Oeste produced an ash plume that rose 100 m above the crater rim. A thermal anomaly from the floor of Cráter Oeste was identified in satellite images on 4 February. The anomaly was last seen in the same location on 25 January, and twice in 2021, during clear weather conditions; the location of the anomaly was the same in those images since March 2021, and likely represented a hot crack venting on the crater floor. Read all Mon, 7 Feb 2022, 02:47 A small and short-lived (0.5 min) phreatic eruption occurred at the volcano at 12:59 local time today. Read all Thu, 3 Feb 2022, 00:28OVSICORI-UNA reported that three areas of incandescence in Turrialba's Cráter Oeste were visible during 26-27 January. Read all