Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts, spewing lava, ash

QUITO, Ecuador — The tallest upland successful the Galapagos islands was erupting connected Friday, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash implicit the Pacific Ocean, according to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute.

A unreality of state and ash from Wolf Volcano roseate to 3793 meters (12,444 feet) supra oversea level pursuing the eruption that began soon earlier midnight Wednesday section time, the Institute said.

There was nary contiguous information to populated areas, which are located astatine the other broadside of Isabela island, the largest successful the Galapagos chain. The 1,701-meter (5,580-foot) volcano is 1 of galore progressive volcanos successful the Galapagos, which are astir 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from mainland South America.

Images taken from afar and circulated by the authorities showed glowing lava piercing done the pre-dawn darkness.

The volcano past erupted successful 2015.