Sabancaya volcano (Peru): likely false eruption report (ash plume reported yesterday)
Mon, 4 Aug 2014, 08:00 | BY: T
A pilot reported a volcanic ash plume to approx. 17,000 ft yesterday afternoon, which would infer that the volcano, which has been showing seismic unrest for a while, actually erupted. There are no other indications of an eruption and the ash plume was most likely a weather cloud.Peru's geophysical institute reported in its latest summary on 1 Aug, that seismic activity continued at the volcano, but had decreased and mostly is tectonic in nature and lacks signature of magma moving (such as hybrid quakes). No thermal anomalies were detected at the volcano.
Only a degassing steam and gas plume show that the volcano is not completely calm.
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Links / Sources:
Links / Sources:
- Buenos Aires VAAC, IGP
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Wed, 9 Jul 2014, 06:00
Sabancaya volcano (Peru) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 9 July-15 July 2014 (Continuing Activity)
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