Tungurahua volcano news & eruption updates:
Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador) activity update
Thu, 6 Feb 2014, 16:41
16:41 PM | BY: TOMPFEIFFER
Ash plume from an explosion of Tungurahua this afternoon
Current seismic signal from Tungurahua (RETU station, IG)
Strong shock waves and cannon-shot explosion sounds accompany the eruptions. Ash fall occurred in Pondoa, Runtún, Triunfo, and Río Verde.
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Previous news
Tue, 4 Feb 2014, 10:01
Activity remains elevated. The volcano emits a constant ash and steam column rising up to 4-5 km, and has strong individual explosions with loud detonations like cannon-shots. read all
Mon, 3 Feb 2014, 18:45
Activity at the volcano continues at similar levels as yesterday with intermittent small to moderately large explosions, producing ash plumes of up to 4 km height. ... read all
Sun, 2 Feb 2014, 09:56
A strong phase of activity (a paroxysm) occurred yesterday afternoon, with a series of powerful vulcanian explosions, that produced an ash plume surpassing 40,000 ft (13 km) altitude, heavy tephra fall and pyroclastic flows to up to approx 8 km length. ... read all
Sat, 1 Feb 2014, 20:52
Activity continues at the volcano. Several relatively strong ash emissions occurred during the past 12 hours, producing ash plumes rising 2-3 km above the volcano to estimated 26,000 ft (8 km) altitude and drifting SE: ... read all
Thu, 30 Jan 2014, 18:37
A new eruptive phase has begun at the volcano. Since the early morning today, the seismic network detected an increase in earthquakes including signals of small explosions and long-period events and tremor typical for internal fluid movements (gasses and magma). ... read all
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