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Popocatépetl volcano spews 73 exhalations

Four explosion were also reported, according to Cenapred.

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15/08/2016 |12:05Newsroom |
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According to the report issued by the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), the Popocatépetl volcano spewed 73 low-intensity exhalations, followed by emissions of gas, steam and ash during the last 24 hours.

Also, four explosions were reported, one yesterday and three today.

Two volcano-tectonic events were also observed yesterday at 10:18 pm with Mc 1.8 magnitude and the other one today at 3:13 am with Mc 1.6 magnitude.

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Yesterday night, incandescence over the crater was observed.