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Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano (Chile) activity update: ongoing ash emissions rising up to 7 km

Wed, 25 Jan 2012, 00:01 | BY: T
The eruption from the Cordón Caulle rift zone continued at a low level. On 18, 20, and 22-23 January plumes observed with a web camera rose 2.5-7 km above the crater and on 18, 20, and 22-24 January satellite images showed ash plumes drifting 25-110 km NE, E, SE, and W. The Alert Level remained at Red.
(Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 17-24 Jan)

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012, 06:00

Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano (Chile) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 January-24 January 2012 (Continuing Activity)

Based on seismicity detected during 18-24 January OVDAS-SERNAGEOMIN reported that the eruption from the Cordón Caulle rift zone, part of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex, continued at a low level. On 18, 20, and 22-23 January plumes observed with a web camera rose 2.5-7 km above the crater and on 18, 20, and 22-24 January satellite images showed ash plumes drifting 25-110 km NE, E, SE, and W. The Alert Level remained at Red. ... Read all
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stratovolcano 2236 m / 7,336 ft
Central Chile and Argentina (South America), -40.59°S / -72.12°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano eruptions:
2011 (4 June)- 2012, 1960, 1934, 1929, 1921-22, 1905(?), 1893(?)
Typical eruption style
explosive