Ecuadorian Sangay Volcano Spews Incandescent Material and Generates 7 Explosions Every Hour

The Sangay volcano, the southernmost in Ecuador, has spewed incandescent material from its crater and generated more than 7 explosions every hour, according to a report released this Monday by the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School.

Frequent explosions in the last 24 hours:

In the last 24 hours, this volcano has generated a total of 186 explosions, which represents an average of 7.75 every hour, and during the night and early morning incandescence has been observed in the crater area, the IG reiterated in its daily report.

The hot rocks have descended through a ravine located on the southeastern flank of the colossus to about a thousand meters below the summit, the source noted.

Sangay, 5,230 meters above sea level and permanently active, is located in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, on an Andean branch that disappears into the jungle.

In Reventador, the other active volcano in Ecuador, the IG has recorded about 50 explosions in the last day, in addition to 7 mild “long period” earthquakes, related to the internal movement of fluids, and 17 periods of tremor, during exhalations. gas and ash.

These emissions have formed clouds that have risen to about a thousand meters above the summit and that, due to the direction of the wind, have been directed to the northwest and southwest.

During the night it was also possible to observe the release of incandescent material that descended to about 200 meters below the summit.

The Reventador located in another Andean branch that overlooks the Amazon jungle in the province of Napo, in the northeast of the country, has a height of 3,560 meters above sea level, and forms a row of volcanoes next to the Sugar Loaf, the Sumaco and the Cones of Puyo.