Minor phreatic eruption from Rincon de la Vieja volcano: Costa Rica.
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Subject: Minor phreatic eruption from Rincon de la Vieja volcano: Costa Rica.
Dear Jean Francois.
Please distribute whenever you have a chance...Thanks a lot.
Minor phreatic eruption from Rincon de la Vieja volcano: Costa Rica.
At 2pm (20:00 GMT) on sat 14th april 2012, a small phreatic eruption
took place within and around the hot, acidic, active lake of Rincon de
la Vieja volcano. Witnesses from nearby communities; north of the volcano reported some
deposition of sediments along the outer north flanks of the main active crater.
No communities, visitors or even lower streams were affected by such ejection.
Last phreatic erutpions took place in september 2011.
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M.Sc. Eliecer Duarte G.
Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico
de Costa Rica. OVSICORI-UNA.
Tel (506) 25624015 , Central (506)25624001
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