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Reventador volcano (Ecuador) activity update

Mon, 16 Sep 2013, 15:17 | BY: T
MODIS hot spot data (past 7 days) for Reventador volcano (ModVolc, Univ. Hawaii)
MODIS hot spot data (past 7 days) for Reventador volcano (ModVolc, Univ. Hawaii)
Current seismic signal from Reventador (CONE station, IGPEN)
Current seismic signal from Reventador (CONE station, IGPEN)
An explosion was heard last evening (but could not be observed due to cloud cover). Activity, both internal (seismic) and external, remain generally at moderate to high levels, but has been lower today.
A hot spot continues to be visible at the summit.

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Sat, 14 Sep 2013, 09:50

Reventador volcano (Ecuador) activity update

Current seismic signal from Reventador (CONE station, IGPEN)
Activity, both internal and external, remains high, with occasional ash explosions and possibly lava effusion from the summit vent. ... Read all
Sat, 7 Sep 2013, 10:16

Reventador volcano (Ecuador): increase in explosive activity, pyroclastic flows

Ash emission yesterday from Reventador
While the other notoriously active Ecuadorian volcano, Tungurahua, has been very calm recently, eruptive activity from Reventador has increased again. Ash emissions and explosions occur more frequently and have gained in strength again, following a phase of less intense activity. ... 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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