Saturday, December 15th 2012, 8:09 PM EST
A late report has come through regarding Volcanic Activity after the CME I mentioned yesterday
The Tungurahua volcano seismic activity remains after yesterday's explosion -abc.es/agencia - Google translate Spanish/English
The Tungurahua volcano in central Ecuador Andean, today held a major seismic activity after the sudden explosion Friday, which raised a column of gas and ash seven kilometers on its summit.
The Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School reported that in the last 24 hours the Tungurahua generated another small explosion, with a column of 2 kilometers, plus 74 minor earthquakes by fluid movement inside and two Vulcan tectonic rocks related internal fractures.
Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador): sudden strong explosion - volcanodiscovery.com
A sudden strong ash explosion occurred at Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador today at 14:35 local time. According to local reports, the eruption produced an ash plume rising to 6 km altitude and was visible from Ambato, Riobamba, Pelileo and Patate. The explosion followed an increase in seismicity over the past days.
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