Sacabaya volcano news & activity updates:
Sabancaya volcano (Peru): 400-500 earthquakes per day, increased degassing
Fri, 15 Mar 2013, 17:42
17:42 PM | BY: TFrom February 24 to March 6, 2013, the volcano's fumaroles produced a gas column rising 400 to 1000 meters above the crater. No ash emissions have been observed so far.
The report also mentions that since 28 Feb, there has been an average number of 400 to 500 earthquakes per day, mostly volcano-tectonic quakes related to rock fracturing in return probably related to intruding magma at depth.
The temperature of the hot spring La Calera has remained stable compared to previous years' values.
Ingemmet has set up an observation camp 12 kilometers from the volcano to conduct close visual, seismic, geodetic and chemical monitoring of the volcano ans report any significant changes.
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