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Reventador volcano, Ecuador: news & activity updates

Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:06 GMT-

Reventador volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 27 February-5 March 2013 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 27 Feb 2013, 06:00
According to the Washington VAAC, the IG reported that on 2 March lava flows were observed, and a gas-and-ash plume rose to an altitude of 4 km (13,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SW. About an hour later a pilot observed an ash plume that rose to the same altitude. Read all

Reventador volcano (Ecuador) activity update

Thu, 21 Feb 2013, 17:28
Current seismic signal from Reventador (CONE station, IG)
Current seismic signal from Reventador (CONE station, IG)
The volcano continues to erupt, but usually the activity is hidden in clouds. The seismic signal shows a phase of increased tremor today. Read all
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Reventador volcano
Stratovolcano 3562 m (11,686 ft)
Ecuador, -0.08°S / -77.66°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Reventador volcano eruptions:
1541, 1590, 1691, 1748, 1797, 1802, 1843, 1843, 1844, 1856, 1871, 1894, 1898-1906, 1912, 1926, 1929, 1936, 1944, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1972, 1973-74, 1976, 2002 (large eruption), 2004 (Nov) - 2005 (Jan), 2005 (June) - 2006 (March), 2008 (July) - ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive and effusive.
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