Latest eruption of Turrialba Tuesday morning produced ash column 2,000 meters high

Though filmed at night, the ash column produced by Turrialba’s latest eruption Tuesday morning is still vaguely visible in this screen capture taken from OVSICORI video footage.

April 7^th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano erupted again at 2:07 a.m. Tuesday morning, producing a column of ash that reached 2,000 meters high over the volcano’s crater, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI).

The ash column was similar in size to those produced in October last year, when Turrialba roared to life in the largest eruption of the volcano in 150 years. 

Reports of ash fall and a smell of sulfur were received from many communities in the Central Valley, including several areas of the greater San Jose metro area.

There were no immediate reports of restrictions on aviation.

One of Costa Rica’s most well-known volcanologists, Gino Gonzalez of the National Seismological Network (RSN), said in December that Turrialba could remain active and belching ash for as long as two years.