Peru’s Ubinas volcano slows down seismic activity
Posted by Wolfy Becker on March 12th, 2007
(JP-wb) — Marco Rivera, an expert of Peru’s Institute for Geology, Mining and Metallurgy (Ingemmet) informed yesterday that the Ubinas volcano, located in Southern Peru’s region of Moquegua, is showing “a considerable activity reduction” during the last six months.
Almost a year ago, on March 25th, 2006, Peru’s most active volcano began emitting a plume of ash, gas and steam that covered local villages, damaged crops, and killed farm animals. Farmers from the area were later evacuated and relocated. Frequent explosions continued over the next months.
“At the moment, the volcano emits tenuous clouds of smoke and gases that do not surpass 800 meters above the summit. Its explosions are registered with less frequency”, Rivera told the Andina news agency.
He said if this tendency continues it would be possible to create an accurate assessment on the volcano’s future activity by mid 2007.
However, he warned that danger continues to be latent. “Right now we cannot say what will happen, we can only hope for the best. Its seismic activity could soon be over or return. We simply don’t know yet.”
Rivera and other specialists of INGEMMET monitor the behavior of Ubinas and other volcanoes from the city of Arequipa.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:41 pm Quote
dear peru
we feel sorry for u about the vol. u have but we think it is cool u have vol. cause we don’t
May 10th, 2008 at 3:23 pm Quote
I HOPE YOU SOON GET SUITABLE HOMES AND ALTHOUGH IT WONT MAKE UP FOR YOUR LOSSES WITH LOVE YOU CAN MAKE IT HOME ONCE MORE. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU PEOPLE OF PERU WHO ARE SUFFERING