Ubinas volcano (Peru): moderate lahars

Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 11:11 | BY: MARTIN

Lahars from Ubinas volcano (image: IGP)

On 1 January at about 18:00 local time IGP seismic instruments recorded a moderate lahars (mud flows) which traveled downslope in SE Volcanmayo direction located 2 km away from Ubinas town as heavy rainfalls remobilised the fresh ash deposits as can be seen in the attached video below.
The population is recommended to stay away from the streams and avoid Querapi-Ubinas-Huarina highway.
Source: Instituto Geofísico del Perú volcano activity update 4 January 2021

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Ubinas volcano (Peru) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 30 December-5 January 2021 (Continuing Activity)

Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) reported that at 1659 on 31 December and at 1746 on 1 January low-volume lahars descended the Volcánmayo drainage on Ubinas's SE flank and damaged parts of the highway linking Arequipa, Querapi, Ubinas, and Huarina. The Alert Level remained at Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale). ... Read all

Wed, 15 Jul 2020, 10:25

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Ubinas volcano from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)

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Ubinas volcano (Peru): moderate lahars

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