Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Cotopaxi in Ecuador on 30 Nov 2022 07:44 UTC

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Overall Green Volcanic eruption for Cotopaxi

in Ecuador

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Cotopaxi Volcanic eruption may have a low humanitarian impact, based on the magnitude of the eruption, the exposed population and its coping capacity..

GDACS ID	VO 1000056
Name:	Cotopaxi (352050)
Lat/Lon:	-0.68 , -78.44
Event Date:	30 Nov 2022 UTC
Exposed Population 30km:	About 140000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km:	About 4390000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI:	5
Population Exposure Index PEI:	4
Inserted at:	30 Nov 2022 06:44 UTC

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Ecuador - Volcanic activity (ECHO 30 Nov 2022)Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:42

Since 21 November, Cotopaxi volcano, located close to Latacunga city in Cotopaxi province (central Ecuador) about 50 km south of Quito, started a new volcanic activity, and the ash plume reached up to approximately 2 km above the summit of the crater.
According to the Geophysical Institute of Ecuador (IGEPN), on 26 November, a huge emission of gas and ash have been reported. The ash traveled north-northwest, more than 85 km from the source, and fall down across the sectors of El Pedregal, Tambillo, Guamaní, Amaguaña, Chillogallo, Quitumbe, Solanda, Lloa, Conocoto, Wholesale Market, Villaflora and Rumipamba.
As of 29 November, the activity is still ongoing.

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