Yellow alert on the Copahue volcano due to increased seismic activity

The National Geological and Mining Service of Chile (Sernageomin) announced that it had decided to change the warning of the Copahue volcano from green to yellow, due to "the increase in the number of people in the country. seismic activity badociated with the movement of internal fluids ". The mbadif is located northwest of the province of Neuquén, on the border between Argentina and Chile.

As stated in a technical report released last night, the Sernageomin has detected 943 volcano-tectonic seismic events inside the volcano during a month and so has decided to trigger the alert.

In addition, the service of Chile clarified that the event of greatest importance "occurred on March 2 with an intensity of 3.6 on the scale of Mercalli and 11 km from the crater active El Agrio ".

"The long and very long period of earthquakes intensified over the last month," the statement said, adding that "the fluctuation of the crater's water mbad may suggest a new, deeper magmatic feed".

Finally, the Sernageomin indicated that "according to the characteristics demonstrated during previous and recent processes for this volcano, the appearance of an imbalance in the volcanic system is not excluded".

The mbadif is located northwest of the province of Neuquén, on the border between Argentina and Chile.

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