Topic: Tungurahua Province

Don't fill in this field Eruptions Home Tags Subscribe (RSS) . Not surprisingly, we've been very distracted this week by the activity at Grimsvotn...
Eruptions Home Tags Subscribe (RSS) . It has been a while since we've had what I would consider a "busy" Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic...
Eruptions Home Tags Subscribe (RSS) . It has been a busy weekend in the news. Likely lost in all the hub-bub is the continued activity at...
Eruptions Home Tags Subscribe (RSS) . The seemingly constantly restless Tungurahua had a significant explosive eruption, prompting evacuations of...

Residents evacuated from base of Ecuador volcano

Ecuador has ordered locals to evacuate towns near the base of the rumbling Tungurahua volcano in the south, and issued an alert."We have an orange alert in the area near the Tungurahua volcano," said Maria Cornejo with the government's risk ...

Ecuador downgrades active volcano warning

Authorities in Ecuador downgraded a warning on a possible major eruption of the Tungurahua volcano.The alert status was reduced from the maximum red to orange as activity eased, the national civil defense office said.The Geophysical Institute in Quito earlier reported ...

Ecuador orders evacuations over active volcano

Authorities ordered the preventive evacuation Saturday in the southern Ecuadoran town of Bano as they put the country on high alert over a possible major eruption of the Tungurahua volcano."People are coming to safe areas in an orderly fashion," Deputy Interior ...

Volcano erupts in central Ecuador

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean villagers fled their homes after the Andean country's "Throat of Fire" volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing rocks, gas and ash that prompted officials to declare a maximum alert for nearby communities.People living within 5 miles/ of the ...
Quick note as I almost forgot to post last week's Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program's Weekly Volcanic Activity Report. Another Indonesia volcano made some noise, with Semeru producing a ~4.3 km / 14,000 feet plume and the sulfur dioxide ...

Ecuador volcanic eruption calms, airport to reopen

RUNTUN, Ecuador (Reuters) - An eruption by Ecuador's "Throat of Fire" volcano abated on Saturday, leading authorities to start allowing 2,500 evacuees to return home and announce plans to reopen a major airport later in the day."The volcano has lowered ...