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Rincón de la Vieja eruption rises 1.5 kilometers from the crater

A new eruption of gases and ash was reported on Tuesday afternoon in Rincón de la Vieja Volcano.

The event occurred at 2:49 a.m., with a vigorous plume that rose 1.5 kilometers from the active crater.

The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) and the National Seismological Network (RSN) reported the event. At 3:05 p.m. the eruption was still ongoing.

The plume was mostly composed of water vapor. Seismicity and tremor remain constant,”

said a report published at 11:00 a.m.

The massif reported other eruptions on May 23rd, June 11th and 24th and September 29th.

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