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Tremors increase inside Mexican volcano
Increased small tremors deep within the so-called Volcano of Fire kept residents and authorities in western Mexico`s Colima and Jalisco states on high alert for a potential eruption on Thursday.
Increased small tremors deep within the so-called Volcano of Fire kept residents and authorities in western Mexico's Colima and Jalisco states on high alert for a potential eruption on Thursday.
"Rises (in activity) last night were most evident in the tremors," said Alfredo Hernandez, a civil protection official in Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, referring to the tiny earthquakes occurring deep within the volcano.
The Volcano of Fire, as it is known in Spanish, has been spouting rocks, ash and jets of lava for the past week, forcing the evacuation of some 300 people living around its base.
The volcano, which towers 12,664 feet above the sparsely-populated border region between the two states, is expected to erupt within the next two weeks. It has erupted 25 times in the past 500 years. The last major explosion was in 1913, when clouds of incandescent material were carried nearly 10 miles from the volcano's base.
In 1999, the volcano threw rocks weighing more than 200 pounds as far as two miles.
Authorities have closed access to places within four miles of the volcano. Warnings have been issued to residents within seven miles.
Bureau Report
The Volcano of Fire, as it is known in Spanish, has been spouting rocks, ash and jets of lava for the past week, forcing the evacuation of some 300 people living around its base.
The volcano, which towers 12,664 feet above the sparsely-populated border region between the two states, is expected to erupt within the next two weeks. It has erupted 25 times in the past 500 years. The last major explosion was in 1913, when clouds of incandescent material were carried nearly 10 miles from the volcano's base.
In 1999, the volcano threw rocks weighing more than 200 pounds as far as two miles.
Authorities have closed access to places within four miles of the volcano. Warnings have been issued to residents within seven miles.
Bureau Report