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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Aug 25 2012 Volcano ALERT - Columbia's Previously Extinct Sotará Volcano set to eruption would be first known eruption in recorded history

Alert level raised on previously extinct Colombian Sotará volcano: an eruption would be first known in recorded history

 
August 24, 2012COLOMBIA - According to INGEOMINAS, the Observatorio Vulcanológico and Sismológico de Popayán reported that during 8-14 August seismic activity at Sotará increased. The seismic network recorded 110 magnitude 0.2-1.6 events mainly located in an area 0.1-5 km NE of the peak, at depths of 2-6 km. Inflation was detected in the NE area, coincident with the zone of increased seismicity. Web-camera views showed no morphological changes. The Alert Level was raised to III (Yellow; “changes in the behavior of volcanic activity”), or the second lowest level. (Smithsonian Institute)  -Earthquake Report

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