It’s been almost two weeks since the activity at the volcano decreased and still continues at moderate levels.
Passive, incandescence emissions of steam, gas and a small amount of ash are emitted from the summit vent. As confirmed by the latest satellite image, the vivid summit lava-filled pond remains active, hinting the continuous delicate equilibrium between heat and magma supply and loss (through cooling and mild emissions during degassing).
Despite the relative tranquil phase, a mild strombolian spattering eruption occurred from the main crater on 3 November. The eruption lasted about 15 seconds.
The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Orange with 500-meter exclusion zone around the main crater in place.
Incandescent lava spatter fragments thrown from Villarrica’s summit crater on 3 November (source: POVI)
#volcanvillarrica nos sorprendió anoche con una fontana de lava extraordinaria que se sostuvo activa por más de 15 segundos. El evento fue capturado por una cámara infrarrojo emplazada a 16 km de distancia de la cima. @SmithsonianGVP #POVI pic.twitter.com/uSq3X1WdUi
— P.O.V.I. (@povi_cl) November 4, 2023
