Powerful eruption begins at Sierra Negra volcano, Evacuations ordered in Galapagos, Ecuador

Jun 27, 2018

Powerful eruption begins at Sierra Negra volcano, Evacuations ordered in Galapagos, Ecuador

Jun 27, 2018

A new eruption started at Sierra Negra volcano, Galapagos, Ecuador around 21:40 UTC (13:40 local time) on June 26, 2018, following intense seismicity in recent weeks. The eruption produced a plume of volcanic ash mixed with SO2 and other gases which is rising up to 8 km (27 000 feet) above sea level. Experts describe the eruption as the worst since 1979.

Some say the worst in 200 years. The last eruptive phase of this volcano started on October 22, 2005, and ended on October 30 of the same year. It had Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.  At least 50 people living close to Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela Island have been evacuated after a series of earthquakes on June 26 resulted in one of the worst eruptions of this volcano in known history. READ MORE


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