The continuous strong eruptive episode (so-called paroxysm) dominates the volcano and is now in progress at the summit vent.
Pulsating lava fountains shot up to perhaps a hundred meters above the crater, accompanied by sustained vigorous ash-rich emissions in the night of 28 May.
Intense powerful explosions continue to generate abundant grey ash plumes spewing to estimated 21,000 ft (6,400 m) elevation associated with glowing bomb ejecta. Soon after landings, the vast edifice area is being constantly illuminated by fragmented incandescent material.
Seismic records registered 1425 minutes of volcano-tectonic tremor over the past 24 hours.
The crater area of the volcano remains closed for climbing as the risk of being caught in sudden explosions is very high. The alert status remains at Yellow Phase 3.
People are advised to avoid the crater area within a 12 km radius. Additionally, the warning bulletin states that lahars (mud flows) could also occur if heavy rainfalls remobilize fresh ashfall deposits.
Source: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres volcano activity update 29 May 2023
The lava-fountaining activity at Popocatépetl volcano on 28 May (image: CENAPRED)
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