Ecuador Records 125
Explosions of Tungurahua
Volcano
Ecuador recorded 125
moderate explosions of
the Tungurahua volcano
in center of the Andes
Sunday, according to the
Geophysics Institute
(GI) of the National
Polytechnic School.
"The volcanic activities
continue with a high
seismic level, mainly
characterized by
moderate explosions,"
the IG reported.
There are also 32
earthquakes inside the
mountain and continuous
shocks for 17 times.
The ash emissions have
caused an ash rain in
Pillate and Guadalupe
near the volcano. At the
same time, those
emissions have formed
3-km-high clouds.
Tungurahua volcano is
5,029 meters high and
located about 135 km
south from Quito. The
volcano began its
current eruptive process
in November 1999 and
since then has
alternatively frequent
activities or calmness.
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