Authorities Raise Alert for Popocatepetl Volcano as Seismic Activity Increases Hannah Osborne - IBTimes
go to original May 13, 2013

The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and steam as seen from Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico, Sunday evening, May 12, 2013. (AP/Marco Ugarte)

Mexican authorities have started preparing public shelters after seismic activity increased at a volcano near Mexico City.

The Popocatepetl volcano has begun spewing ash, showering large areas across the central Mexico state of Puebla.

Seismic activity has increased with steam rising a kilometre into the sky. Over the weekend, the volcano began shaking and its crater mouth glowed.

Soldiers and federal police have been deployed and a 7 sq mile area around the foot of the volcano has also been shut off.

The National Disaster Prevention Centre (Cenapred) said Popocatepetl registered three hours of harmonic tremor at high amplitude, as well as 20 emissions of low to moderate intensity, one of which had an explosive component.

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