As the volcano’s activity has been currently showing the phase of strong ash emissions over the past week, its behavior is highly possible to watch from airplanes during flights as well. A stunning view of the erupting volcano was offered to passengers during the flight between Bogotá and Mexico City.
Due to continuing periods of copious ash columns, moderate rain of very fine ash particles was reported yesterday in the municipalities of Hueyapan, Yecapixtla and Tetela del Volcán, Morelos; in Ixtacuixtla, Panotla, Tepetitla, Nativitas, Zacatelco, Santa Apolonia Teacalco, San Damián Texóloc, Tetlahuaca, Zacatelco, Xicohtzingo, Paplotla, Tenancingo, Santa Catarina Ayometla, Magdalena Tlaltelulco, San Francisco Tetlanohcan and Teolocholco, Tlaxcala; in Iztacalco, Iztapalapa and Coyoacán, Mexico City; and finally in Atlautla, Ayapango, Ecatzingo, Chalco, Tenango del Aire, Temamatla, Ozumba, Tepetlixpa, Tlalmanalco and Amecameca, State of Mexico.
Near-constant and dense ash emissions reached to 22,000 ft (6,700 m) and drifted north-northwest over the past 24 hours.
The seismic instrument registered 952 minutes of low-amplitude, high-frequency volcanic tremor. In addition, a volcano-tectonic earthquake with magnitude M 1.2 was detected at 02:42 local time tonight.
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 Level 2.
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.