Sangay volcano, Ecuador
El Sangay, the southernmost of the Ecuadorian Andes, commanded this Monday the levels of activity of several volcanoes on which permanent surveillance is maintained due to the seismic and superficial behavior that they currently generate.
The colossus, located in an Andean branch that flows into the Amazon, released a slight and continuous emission of ash this Monday that reached about 1,000 meters above its crater and that, due to the effect of the wind, headed to the west and southwest of the massif.
A seismic signal detected by the Geophysical Institute (IG) of the National Polytechnic School, which closely monitors the activity of this and a dozen other volcanoes in Ecuador, corresponded to a tremor (light and constant tremor) inside the mountain, related to gas and ash emissions.
The phenomenon threatened to deposit ash in various areas of the Andean province of Chimborazo, as has already happened in recent days, when the fall of this material was reported in the towns of Guamote and Alausí.
El Sangay, 5,230 meters above sea level, is located in the Amazonian province of Morona Santiago (central east), neighboring Chimborazo, and its name comes from the Kichwa (Quichua) voice “samkay”, which translates as “scare” or “terrorize”, although it could also come from the word of the Shuar ethnic group “shanga”, which is interpreted as “kind”.
With information from AFP and EFE