Quito, 12 Feb. The Ecuadorian authorities have warned of a slight fall of ash in towns near the Cotopaxi volcano, in the center-north of the Andes of the country and which since last October has experienced a new eruptive impulse.
The General Secretariat of Risks (SGR) reported on its Twitter account that a slight ash fall was recorded in towns such as Pastocalle and Mulaló, in the southwestern surroundings of the mountain, as well as in the town of Latacunga, a little further away. In the same direction.
Besides. The SGR echoed a report from the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School on the recording of a “high energy” seismic tremor signal associated with the emission of ash.
The IG clarified that one of the dozens of seismic stations it located to monitor Cotopaxi recorded “an increase in tremor energy” and explained that this signal is “high energy” and is associated to the expulsion of ashes.
For this reason, the IG has alerted to the fall of ash, of light to moderate form, in the neighboring areas located to the west and southwest of the colossus, in particular in the area of the páramo El Chasqui, where crosses the Pan-American Highway.
Ash fall sites depend on the direction of the winds that guide the path followed by the clouds of volcanic gases and water vapor that the mountain frequently exhales.
Cotopaxi, at 5,897 meters above sea level, is located about 45 kilometers southeast of Quito and is one of three volcanoes that are currently erupting, along with Sangay and Reventador, both located in the Amazon. near the Andes mountain range.