Popocatepetl Developments

 

The eruptive activity at the volcano continues at moderately high levels.

A relatively forceful explosion appeared from the main crater in the late evening yesterday, showering the upper part of the edifice with hot, glowing lava bombs. An eruption plume released ash emissions to estimated 7 km elevation and drifted east.

According to the local monitoring institute CENAPRED, 235 emissions of water vapor, gases and ash were emitted over the past 24 hours.

The internal activity represented 62 minutes of low-amplitude volcanic tremor including two volcano-tectonic earthquakes with a magnitude of M 1.4.

The crater area of the volcano remains closed for climbing as the risk of being caught in sudden explosions is very high. The alert status remains unchanged at Yellow Phase 2.

Source: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres volcano activity update 26 March 2023

Update Mar28:

Vulcanian activity continues from the summit crater.
A spectacular explosion took place from the volcano in the evening, at about 06:00 PM local time, yesterday. A spectacular grey ash-rich plume rose nearly 2 kilometers above the summit, extending to the southeast of the volcano, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington reported.
According to the local monitoring institute CENAPRED, 227 emissions of water vapor, gases and ash were emitted over the past 24 hours.
The internal activity represented 129 minutes of low-amplitude volcanic tremor.
The crater area of the volcano remains closed for climbing as the risk of being caught in sudden explosions is very high. The alert status remains unchanged at Yellow Phase 2.
Source: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres volcano activity update 28 March 2023