Observatorio Vulcanológico del Sur del IGP (OVS-IGP) and Observatorio Vulcanológico del INGEMMET (OVI) reported that explosions at Sabancaya averaged 23 per day during 6-12 August.
Hybrid earthquakes were infrequent and low magnitude.
Gas-and-ash plumes rose as high as 2.9 km above the crater rim and drifted 40 km SE, E, and NE.
The MIROVA system detected five thermal anomalies, and on 9 August the sulfur dioxide gas flux was high at 2,700 tons/day.
The report noted that the public should not approach the crater within a 12-km radius.
Sources: Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP),Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET)
Etna (Italy)