Updates on volcanic exercise (Smithsonian)
The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Exercise Report supplies details about world volcanism on a weekly foundation. Newest Popocatepetl report has been printed on 17 Jan 2024 10:08.
CENAPRED reported that eruptive exercise continued at Popocat?petl throughout 9-16 January. Lengthy-period occasions totaling 6-64 per day have been accompanied by steam-and-gas plumes that often contained minor quantities of ash. The plumes primarily drifted ENE and NE. The seismic community recorded 14.5-23 each day hours of tremor, together with each low- and high-frequency occasions. Minor quantities of ash fell in Nealtican (21 km E) throughout 11-12 January. Ashfall was additionally reported in Nativitas (40 km NE), Tetlatlahuaca (42 km NE), Zacatelco (45 km NE), Xicohtinco (45 km NE), Ayometla (46 km ENE), Papalotla (62 km NNW), Tenancingo, San Pablo del Monte (49 km E), Mazatecochco (50 km ENE), Tlaxcala (50 km NW), and Tepeyanco (47 km NW) within the state of Tlaxcala on 15 January and in Nealtican, Juan C. Bonilla (32 km ENE), and Tlaltenango within the state of Puebla on 16 January. The Alert Degree remained at Yellow, Section Two (the center stage on a three-color scale) and the general public was warned to remain 12 km away from the crater.
Supply: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)
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