America’s Volcanoes

Current Tungurahua status from IG:

REPORT OF the STATE OF VOLCANO TUNGURAHUA N° 208
Friday, 27 of 2007 July

SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE VOLCANO

The activity of the volcano is similar that in previous days, continues the explosions, being the majority small. An increase was registered the amplitude of the tremor of emission. To noon of today one appeared to lahar small in the broken Cusúa. In general the activity can be catalogued like moderate.

ANNEXED TECHNICIAN AND OF OBSERVATIONS
He has entered himself, 63 events of long period (LP), 34 signals of continuous tremor, 1 tectonic volcano (VT) and 12 explosions.

The explosions continued registering themselves, but all was catalogued like small. Because most of the time the volcano remained cloudy could not be determined the height of the columns nor its ash concentration, if embargo could be stated that the gas discharge with ash stayed continues. Around noon of today the volcano clearing and was observed a gas column and ash of 3 km of height and went to the nor west the west, similar to the happened thing in the previous days.

On the other hand, an increase in the amplitude of the tremor of emission was observed and also its duration was greater, probably also was related to the emission of ash and gas, pitifully confirmation due to the bad climatic conditions is not had.

Around today means by day one reported the presence of lahar small that lowered by the broken Cusúa, according to the information provided by the watches it was observed woods and stones that were transported by the flow.

The level of noise generated by the volcano was inferior to the reported thing in previous days.

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