The webcam screenshot from Rincon de la Vieja’s hydrothermal explosion yesterday (image: @OVSICORI_UNA/twitter)
The explosive eruption of the volcano continues.
Since the last powerful phreatic eruption on 29 June, another hydrothermal explosion occurred at 16:31 local time yesterday.
The plume reached up to 12,900 ft (3,900 m) altitude.
Phreatic explosions occur as steam-rich blasts of old rock are generated without any new magma emerge.
Source: Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica volcano activity update 5 July 2021
Phreatic eruption at Rincon de la Vieja volcano yesterday (source: @OVSICORI_UNA/twitter)
Hoy 4 de julio a las 16:31 hora local (4:31 pm) ocurrió una erupción en el #VolcánRincóndelaVieja #ovsicori pic.twitter.com/Wjn9bmpUc0
— OVSICORI-UNA (@OVSICORI_UNA) July 4, 2021