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QUITO Editorial
EFE
The activity of the Ecuadorian volcano Reventador, located about 90 kilometers from Quito, remained high in the last hours with emissions of 200 meters high, reported yesterday the Geophysical Institute
. ] According to a statement, at night most of the time its crater was clear and no surface activity was observed, but early in the morning there were "emissions of less than 200 meters high" and northwest .
" The Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School is attentive to the activity of the volcano, and will inform any changes that may occur," says the bulletin. Since last May, the volcano has recorded intense activity characterized by occasional eruptions and emissions of gas and ash, which until now have not caused major damage.
El Reventador is a "composite volcanic stratum", located on a spur. of the eastern branch of the Andean mountain range that is lost with the beginning of the Amazon basin. From 3,560 meters high, it began its current eruptive process in 2002 consisting of the generation of explosions, emissions of gas and ash, lava flows and lahars.
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