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Sangay volcano (Ecuador): eruption continues with lava flow

Wed, 7 Apr 2021, 07:29 | BY: MARTIN
Glow from the active lava flow on the NE flank of Sangay volcano (image: IGEPN)
Glow from the active lava flow on the NE flank of Sangay volcano (image: IGEPN)
The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues.
The explosive activity is characterized by near-constant ash emissions from the active crater that rose to estimated 6 km altitude and drifted most often W-SW direction.
The active lava flow continues to effuse onto the southeastern slope at moderate rate. Collapsing parts of the flow generated a glowing rockfalls and caused avalanches of material.
Source: Instituto Geofísico volcano activity update 7 April 2021

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Sangay volcano
Stratovolcano 5230 m (17,159 ft)
Ecuador, -2°S / -78.34°W
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Sangay volcano eruptions:
1934-ongoing (as of 2020), 1728-1916, 1628 (first observation) - ?
Typical eruption style
Explosive. In historic time: frequent, intermittent strombolian activity