Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): the lava flow branches off into two arms
Mon, 2 Nov 2020, 07:00 | BY: MARTIN
Eruptive fissure on the SW flank with two arms of lava flow at Pacaya volcano on 31 October (image: Sentinel 2)
Eruptive fissure, opened on the southwestern flank of the volcano, generates the lava flow that continues to be active and branches off into two arms, currently about 475 m and 75 m long.
Weak strombolian-type explosions are recorded with scoria thrown at an approximate height of 100 meters above the Mackenney summit crater.
A fumarolic activity is detected with small amount of ash and extending about 1 km to the south of the volcano.
The seismic instruments record internal tremor associated with explosions and lava flows and magma rising within the volcano edifice.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología volcano activity update 2 November 2020
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Pacaya volcano (Guatemala) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 28 October-3 November 2020 (Continuing Activity)
INSIVUMEH reported that Strombolian activity and lava effusion continued at Pacaya during 27 October-3 November. Explosions from the cone in Mackenney Crater ejected material as high as 250 m above the vent. Lava flows were 20 m and 1 km long on the NE and SW flanks, respectively. ... Read all
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