San Miguel volcano news & activity updates
San Miguel volcano (El Salvador) activity update
Mon, 10 Mar 2014, 09:30
09:30 AM | BY: TOMPFEIFFER
Tremor amplitude at San Miguel volcano over the past weeks (MARN)
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Sun, 2 Mar 2014, 08:55
Seismic and degassing activity at the volcano decreased during the past days at bit, but remain elevated. The gas plume reached 100 m above the crater and drifted S-SW yesterday. read all
Fri, 21 Feb 2014, 13:29
The situation has remained essentially unchanged and the volcano has (not yet) erupted again. Seismic activity remains high and continues to increase overall, while surface activity consists of pulsating gas emissions reaching a height of 200 m. ... read all
Sun, 16 Feb 2014, 13:18
Warning signs of a possible new eruption of the volcano in the near future are becoming increasingly alarming. Accompanied by an ongoing earthquake swarm, tremor (as an indicator of internal pressure) continues to climb. Pulsating gas emissions reaching 50-400 m height above the crater have been seen recently. ... read all
Thu, 13 Feb 2014, 10:06
A small ash explosion occurred yesterday afternoon at the volcano, at 16:44 (local time). It only lasted about 10 minutes and produced a small ash plume rising approx. 500 m. It is the first eruptive activity since the larger explosion on 29 Dec past year, and is likely only a precursor of more violent activity to come. read all
Mon, 3 Feb 2014, 16:27
The volcano has not erupted again, but shows increased signs of unrest. Since late January, the volcano's seismic activity has been rising significantly. MARN detected a swarms of earthquakes at very shallow 1 km depth beneath the SW flank, while a smaller number of quakes occured at approx. 6 km depth beneath the summit of the volcano. read all
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