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Popocatépetl registers 284 low-intensity exhalations

The monitoring system of the volcano also registered 99 minutes of low-amplitude harmonic tremor

Photo: Cenapred
28/09/2016 |12:21Newsroom |
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According to the new report issued by the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), the Popocatépetl volcano spewed 284 low-intensity exhalations followed by steam, gas and ash emissions during the last 24 hours.

99 minutes of low-amplitude harmonic tremor were also registered.


At the time of this report, the volcano was not visible due to cloudy conditions, but early in the morning a continuous emission of steam, gas and occasionally ash heading towards the west was observed. 

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