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An explosion at El Salvador's San Miguel (also known as Chaparrastique) Volcano lofted ash more than 71 kilometers (44 miles) downwind on December 29, 2013. Volcanologist Francisco Barahona, quoted by elsavador.com, suggested that the blast was caused by the interaction of water and hot magma within the volcano. The paper also reported that the eruption subsided within 24 hours. Additional satellite imagery from December 30 showed that San Miguel was quiet.
This natural-color satellite image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite.
References
- Elsalvador.com (2013, December 30) El Chaparrastique regresa a la calma, según vulcanólogosAccessed December 30, 2013.
- Klemetti, Erik (2013, December 29) New Explosive Eruption From El Salvador's San Miguel. Accessed December 30, 2013.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC.
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