Yesterday, surveillance cameras from the Argentine Mining Geological Service (SEGEMAR) recorded a brief episode of ash emissions from the volcano.
At approximately 10:11 local time, a small dark brown ash plume rose 340 meters above the crater vent before quickly dispersing towards the east-southeast.
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).
The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Orange with 500-meter exclusion zone around the main crater in place.
AHORA | Se registra leve y breve pulso de cenizas en el Volcán Villarrica.
Actividad normal para su nivel de alerta amarilla
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— Red Geocientífica de Chile (@RedGeoChile) May 18, 2024