Yellow alert at Neuquén for the Copahue volcano

The National Geology and Mining Service of Chile raised in the last hours a yellow alert for the region after the recording of an "increase in seismic activity badociated with the movement of internal fluids" in the Copahue Volcano, located in the Province of Neuquén, near the border with Chile.

According to the technical report published last night, 943 seismic events have been detected vulcano-tectonics inside the Copahue During the last month, the experts decided to trigger the alert.

In addition, the service reported that some larger events had been recorded, such as the one that occurred on 2 March. with an intensity of 3.6 on the Mercalli scale and 11 kilometers from the active crater El Agrio ".

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"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, SERNAGÉOMINE He said that "according to the characteristics shown in previous and recent processes for this volcano, the appearance of an imbalance in the volcanic system is not excluded".