At 0313 hr (local time) on Friday 29th July, Popocatepetl Volcano erupted. The moderate explosive eruption ejected incandescent material on the side of the volcanic cone, reaching 1 km from the vent. The duration of the eruption was one minute, and was preceded by a period of high frequency tremor. The emissions reached a height of 2 km above the crater. Ashfall was recorded on Mexico City.
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