Villarrica volcano (Central Chile): intense paroxysm activity continues
Fri, 20 Jan 2023, 05:11 05:11 AM | BY: MARTIN
Powerful paroxysm showered the upper flank with scoria bombs last night (image: POVI)
3D satellite image of Villarrica volcano displaying fresh ash deposits on its W-SW slopes (image: Sentinel 2)
Another lava-fountaining episode (paroxysm) appeared from the summit vent, vigorous lava jets reached perhaps 100 m in height, throwing hot, fresh and incandescent ejecta on the upper western-southwestern slopes of the edifice.
Given the past paroxysms that happened so far, Villarrica's tendency seems to produce such events in series at roughly regular intervals of approx. 17 hours or so.
The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Yellow with 500 meters exclusion zone around the main crater in place.
Source: Proyecto Observación Villarrica volcano activity update 20 January 2023
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