Volcano In Ecuador Spews Ash
Plume
QUITO - A volcano spewed a 7-km-long ash
plume, spreading the ash cloud in some towns
near the volcano, the Ecuadorian Geophysics
Institute (IG) said on Wednesday.
The eruption occurred at 6:12 a.m. local
time (1112 GMT), and "the sound of the
eruption was heard in the towns near the
volcano, even in Banos and Guadalupe, 14 km
from the volcano," the IG said.
The 5,016-meter-high Tungurahua Volcano is
located 135 km south of the capital Quito.
It began its eruption process in 1999.
The ash cloud traveled in south-west
direction and thick ash fell at 06:31 a.m.
local time (1131 GMT) in towns of Mapayacu
and Manzano.
One and a half hours later the ash also fell
over Guano and Riobamba.
The volcano also spewed small flows of lava
at the north, northwest, west and southwest
of its crater, which went down between 800
and 1,000 meters without affecting the
inhabited areas, the IG said.
According to the IG, an increasing number of
earthquakes were registered on May 17 in the
"biggest" eruption in 2010.
"However, according to the historical
behavior of the volcano, the current
activity is considered low, but with
increasing trend," the IG said. |
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