![]() Courtesy of NASA Global Sulfur Dioxide Monitoring Page.ĭuring February through March, daily gas-and-steam and minor ash emissions were reported, along with intermittent tremor starting in late February. Moderate to strong sulfur dioxide plumes were detected at Popocatépetl and drifted in different directions, as seen on 5 February 2022 (top left), 13 March 2022 (top middle), 15 April 2022 (top right), (bottom left), 7 June 2022 (bottom middle), and 3 July 2022 (bottom right). Strong sulfur dioxide plumes were often visible in satellite data from the TROPOMI instrument on the Sentinel-5P satellite (figure 193).įigure 193. The average number of gas-and-ash emissions was 26 per day, with a maximum number of 86 on 24 February. A total of 120 volcano-tectonic (VT) tremors were detected throughout the reporting period. CENAPRED reported the number of low-intensity gas-and-ash emissions or “exhalations” and the number of minutes of tremor in their daily reports (figure 192). Gas-and-steam emissions, some of which contained ash, continued from February through July 2022. This report covers the period from February through July 2022, characterized by daily low-intensity gas-and-ash emissions, volcano-tectonic tremors, and crater incandescence, based on information from México's Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED) and various satellite data. Recent activity has consisted of continuous minor ash emissions and crater incandescence (BGVN 47:04). The current eruption period has been ongoing since January 2005 and has included numerous episodes of lava-dome growth and destruction within the summit caldera. Records of activity date back to the 14th century. Popocatépetl, located 70 km SE of Mexico City, Mexico, contains a 400 x 600 m wide summit crater. Most Recent Bulletin Report: September 2022 (BGVN 47:09) Cite this Reportĭaily gas-and-steam emissions and occasional explosions during February-July 2022 Sources: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) The Alert Level remained at Yellow, Phase Two (the middle level on a three-color scale) and the public was warned to stay 12 km away from the crater. Seismicity included periods of low-to-moderate amplitude, high-frequency tremor for 274-567 minutes each day, three volcano-tectonic earthquakes of M 1.2-1.5 were recorded during 15-16 June, and 19 minutes of low-amplitude, harmonic tremor during 16-17 June. ![]() Minor ashfall during 18-19 June was again reported in Tepoztlan (49 km W), Cuernavaca (63 km WSW), Ocuituco (24 km SW), Cuautla (43 km SW), Atlatlahucan (30 km SW), Jiutepec (59 km SW) and Emiliano Zapata (62 km SW), Morelos Ixtapaluca, La Paz, Valle de Chalco, Nezahualcóyotl (54 km NW), Chicoloapan (48 km NW), Atlautla, Ecatzingo, Tonatico in the State of Mexico. Reports of minor ashfall came from Ixtapaluca (42 km NW), Valle de Chalco (44 km NW), La Paz (50 km NW), Nezahualcóyotl (56 km NW), Amecameca, Atlautla, Ayapango, Cocotitlan (34 km NW), Chalco, Ecatzingo, Temamatla, Tenango del Aire, Tepetlixpa and Tlalmanalco in the State of Mexico during 16-17 June. Minor ashfall during 15-16 June was reported in Amecameca, Ayapango (21 km NW), Chalco (37 km NW), Ecatzingo (15 km SW), Temamatla (30 km NW), Tepetlixpa (20 km W), Tlalmanalco (26 km NW) and Tenango del Aire (28 km NW) in the State of Mexico. Minor ashfall was reported in Hueyapan (16 km SSW), Tetela del Volcán (18 km SW), Yecapixtla (29 km SW) and Ayala (47 km SW) in Morelos, as well as Amecameca (18 km NW) and Atlautla (16 km W) in the State of Mexico during 14-15 June. At 0337 on 17 June CENAPRED noted a moderate explosion that ejected ballistic material as far as 2.5 km from the crater. According to the Washington VAAC, daily ash plumes rose to maximum altitudes of 5.8-6.7 km (19,000-22,000 ft) a.s.l., or up to 1.3 km above the summit, and drifted generally drifted S, SW, and W, causing ashfall in local communities. Most Recent Weekly Report: 14 June-20 June 2023 Cite this ReportĬENAPRED reported that ongoing activity at Popocatépetl during 14-20 June included 39-180 daily steam-and-gas emissions, sometimes containing minor amounts of ash.
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