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Popocatépetl volcano spews 157 exhalations

According to the report issued by Cenapred, emissions of steam and gas, and occasionally small amounts of ash were also observed.

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21/07/2016 |11:07Newsroom |
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According to the report of the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), the monitoring system of Popocatépetl volcano registered 157 low-intensity exhalations along with emissions of steam and gas, and occasionally small amounts of ash in the last 24 hours.

Additionally, two volcano-tectonic quakes were detected, which occurred yesterday at 7:13pm (Mc 2.2) and 9:45pm (Mc 1.8), as well as 110 minutes of low-amplitude tremor.


During the night, incandescence was seen above the crater.

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At the time of this report there is no visibility towards the volcano, but earlier this morning, a continuous plume of steam carried by the winds towards the west-northwest was observed.