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Reventador volcano (Ecuador) activity update

Mon, 31 Mar 2014, 17:43 | 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)
Activity at the volcano remains elevated, although no direct observations were possible in the last days due to cloud cover. A lava flow might be descending from the new dome on the eastern side, various reports suggests.
The observatory reported slight ash fall in the Hosteria
Reventador and the camp in San Rafael, both near the volcano. Noises from moderate explosions were heard.

Previous news

Sat, 29 Mar 2014, 10:16

Reventador volcano (Ecuador): elevated activity, lava flows and ash emissions

Overlaying of thermal and visible images showing the new lava flows on Reventador (image: F. Vásconez , IG)
The volcano's activity has remained high since the beginning of the current eruptive phase since 25 March. Fresh lava continues to extrude at the summit crater, adding to the dome that had been active since 2011, and producing incandescent avalanches, small pyroclastic flows on its flanks and ash emissions. Read all
Wed, 26 Mar 2014, 16:36

Reventador volcano (Ecuador): new eruption

Continuous ash emission and incandescent avalanches on Reventador's eastern flank (image: G. Taipe / IGP)
The volcano has entered a new eruptive phase since yesterday, Ecuador's Institute of Geophysics (IGP) reported. Starting from 15:00 local time yesterday, increasing tremor was registered and steady ash emissions were observed. At night, incandescent blocks could be seen and heard rolling down from the crater where probably a new lava dome has started to appear. ... 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)
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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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