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Ecuador - Tungurahua volcano update 31 Oct 2002

As of the 31st of October, the Instituto Geofisico (IG), reports that a total of 40 very small events of long period and 14 small emissions has been entered. Today there have been observed steam columns with something of ash. Due to the action of winds in the zone, the columns went towards and the N, and reached heights of 1000 m on the crater. The volcano continues showing own moderate levels of seismicity of a later activity an increase in the seismic parameters that happened month of this past August. It is important that the population stays letter to the information that emit means authorized by possible changes in the behaviour of the volcano. The official colour of the volcanic alarm light remains on YELLOW for the Tungurahua - Geophysical Institute of Quito from SWVRC