Small explosion at Chaparrastique / El Salvador.

Chaparrastique / San Miguel - 25/01/2015 - photo Tomás Gutiérrez / El Savador.com

This Monday, January 26, 2015 at 6:43, the Chaparrastique was the seat of a small explosion, which generated an ash column quickly dispersed to the SW, where slight ash falls were reported on Piedra Azul. The explosion was accompanied by rumbling and vibration.

The air quality has changed somewhat, reaching an unhealthy level for the vulnerable: 0.2 <ppm <1.

MARN says that we should not approach the top of the volcano, because of the possibility of sudden explosions and gas emissions.

Chaparrastique - ash emission seen by the camera placed at Cerro El Pacayal / MARN

Chronology of explosions and vibrations between December 2013 and January 2015 - doc .MARN

Chaparrastique - the eruption and the plume of 29 December 2013 - Doc. RSOE

Sources :

MARN – Ministerio de Medio ambiente y Recursos Naturales El Salvador.- link