Ubinas volcano (Peru): sudden strong explosion volcanodiscovery/ubinas/news.html After a being relatively since the end of July, a powerful explosion occurred suddenly at the volcano yesterday afternoon at 15:36 local time. The explosion ejected blocks to up to 2 km distance and produced an ash plume that rose to approx. 7-8 km altitude. The eruption was likely a vulcanian-type event, i.e. caused by the sudden release of pressure as viscous (sticky) and gas-rich magma had accumulated beneath a solid plug in the vent. It shows that the eruptive phase at the volcano continues and is capable of producing extremely dangerous explosions. Time-lapse video:
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:35:43 +0000
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