Tue Sep 20, 2016 13:51:46
Eruptive activity at Turrialba Volcano resumed Monday with two new explosions, one of which reached nearly 4,000 meters in height, according to reports from the National University (UNA).
The first eruption of Turrialba, located in Cartago province of Costa Rica, some 50 kilometers east of San Jose, occurred at 2:53 a.m. and lasted about 15 minutes.
The explosion launched ashes, gases and incandescent rocks into the air to about 1,000 meters above the volcano’s crater, UNA’s Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) reported.
The second explosion occurred at 11:32 a.m. and spewed material about 13,000 feet into the air, the agency said.
OVSICORI volcanologist María Martínez said that after the second explosion, reports were received of ash falling in communities north and west of San José, including Coronado, Moravia, Tibás, Guadalupe, Escazú and as far away as Alajuela province.
A report from the University of Costa Rica’s National Seismological Network (RSN) states that the second explosion lasted about 13 minutes. RSN volcanologist Raul Mora said the explosion also launched a large amount of gas, ash and rocks into the air.
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