QCOSTARICA – It was at 1:07pm Sunday when the Turrialba erupted, blowing out a huge plume of gas and has more than one kilometre high, spreading falling material to several towns near volcano.
The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI) confirmed reports of falling ash in area of the Central Valley, specifically in Heredia, Rancho Redondo, Moravia, Coronado, Tibas and Guadalupe.
OSVICORI geographer, Floribeth Vega, said the first eruption was at 8:05am Sunday.
The Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) – National Seismological Network – also confirmed the afternoon eruption, saying it lasted at least 14 minutes.
