Abundant ash emissions from Cotopaxi volcano yesterday (image: IGEPN)
The explosive eruption at the volcano continues. The activity is characterized mainly by near-continuous ash emissions and sporadic strong vulcanian-sized explosions.
An intense eruption appeared from the summit vent in the afternoon yesterday, spewing a dense grey ash column to estimated 24,000 ft (7,300 m) altitude that drifted southwest.
Seismic records registered 28 long-period earthquakes and 2 tremor events over the past 24 hours.
The MOUNTS system registered a flux of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions which reached 98.2 tonnes on 3 May.
Source: Instituto Geofísico volcano activity update 5 May 2023