¿El Terremoto en Colombia Afectará Al Volcán Puracé? Esto Dicen Los Expertos
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Social media publications claim that the Puracé volcano (Cauca, Colombia), “came into an eruption due to the earthquake” that shook the country on August 10. But it is misleading: although it is true that this volcano registers activity and is on orange alert, this is so since August 1, not as a consequence of the earthquake. Several social media posts share videos of the alleged activity of the volcano after the earthquake. Context. An earthqua…
On Monday, August 10, the Puracé volcano recorded a new emission of ash and gases, in the midst of the emergency generated by the strong earthquake in Colombia during the first hours of the day. Colombia's Civil Aeronautics reported that air operations are temporarily suspended this Monday given the presence of ash from the Puracé volcano, located in the department of Cauca. According to information, the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) mainta…
The Colombian Geological Service noted that ash columns reached up to 300 meters above the crater and that seismicity, along with gas discharges, remain above historical baselines in the area.
The Puracé volcano, located in the Colombian department of Cauca (southwest), and which since the end of last month has been on orange alert due to the risk of an eruption, made an emission of ashes and gases on Monday in coincidence with the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 that shook the country and that leaves more than 20 dead.
The activity of the eruptive cone coincides with an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 recorded in the Colombian territory. However, the Colombian Geological Service clarified that both phenomena are independent.
The volcano Puracé, in the department of Cauca, made on Monday an emission of ashes and gases, a fact that coincides with the earthquake of magnitude 7.4.
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