Thanksgiving eruption of Popocatepetl volcano is biggest eruption since 2013 sending ash and gas 1,800 meters above the summit

Nov 24, 2017

The Popocatépetl volcano had his strongest eruption since 2013 on Thanksgiving 2017, sending a plume of ash and gas 1,800 meters above the summit. The explosion was so strong, it was registered from the Tlamacas and Altzomoni stations located 4.5 kilometers and 12 kilometers away from the volcano, respectively. The first video is from WebCam de Mexico:

The next video was captured from Altzomoni, 12km away from the volcanic peak:

Actividad eruptiva del volcán Popocatépetl, desde la estación Altzomoni a 12 km de distancia, al norte del volcán. pic.twitter.com/uyV2SkdWit

— Dr. Carlos Valdes (@CarlosMValdes1) November 23, 2017

The general director of the National Center for Disaster Prevention (Cenapred), Carlos Valdés González tweeted: “Video of the beginning of the activity of Popocatépetl at 14:13, this is the largest activity since year 2013″:

Video del inicio de la actividad del Popocatépetl de las 14:13. Esta es la actividad más grande desde el año 2013. pic.twitter.com/zdC3EUdrSB

— Dr. Carlos Valdes (@CarlosMValdes1) November 23, 2017

Here a video of the eruption from Tlamacas, 4.5 kilometers away from the volcano:

Evento eruptivo en el Popocatépetl, desde las 14:13. Vista desde el norte a 4.5 km de distancia, estación Tlamacas. pic.twitter.com/48hIHEuCYG

— Dr. Carlos Valdes (@CarlosMValdes1) November 23, 2017

In turn, the National Coordinator of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior, Luis Felipe Puente Espinosa, stressed that the fumarole had a height of 1,800 meters, contained moderate ash and was drifting in the south-southeast direction:

#Exhalación del #Popocatépetl a las 14:18 horas, con una altura de 1,800 metros, con contenido moderado de ceniza en dirección sur-sureste. @webcamsdemexico pic.twitter.com/tK1nHlGxEc

— Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) November 23, 2017