Watch a breath taking video of the results of a volcanic eruption in the area of Ubinas, Peru, showing a massive landslide of lava and rubble. Filming of the incident was performed by the Geophysical Institute of Peru, taking geophysical measurements in the area when the landslide began.
The eruption occurred in a volcano that was considered dormant, until 2006, when the first eruption took place. According to El Comercio, small eruptions have become a very frequent phenomenon since then. From the initially moderately strong eruption a 2.5km ash plume rose above the volcano and moved SE towards the Ubinas valley. From this explosion, nearly 1.5mm of ash fell at a distance of 6km and residents of the towns located in the Ubinas Valley were advised to wear masks. After this initial explosion, emissions of ash and a sequence of strong volcanic tremor have been recorded.
The Geophysical Institute of Peru attributed the landslide to ash deposits from the eruption in early April and heavy snowfall in the area in the following days.
Watch the video of the landslide below!
Sources: volcanodiscovery.com, Weather.com, Youtube.com
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