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2 minor earthquakes shake volcano Nevado del Huila


Colombia news - Nevado del Huila

There were two minor earthquakes around volcano Nevado del Huila on Thursday morning, Colombia's geology and mining institute Ingeominas reported.

The earth quaked at 08:26 and 08:37 with local magnitudes of 4.8 and 4 respectively. People living in the surroundings of the volcano said they felt the quakes. There were also landslides near the epicenter.

Ingeominas reported since Thursday morning "25 seismic events". They discuss the possibility of raising the alert level from yellow to orange.

The volcano Nevado del Huila is with a height of 5,364 meters the second biggest mountain in Colombia.




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