Santa María (Guatemala) - Report for 20 January-26 January 2010

INSIVUMEH reported that on 21 January ashfall was reported in areas near Santa María's Santiaguito lava dome complex.
The next day an explosion produced an ash plume that rose to an altitude of 3.2 km (10,500 ft) a.s.l.
and drifted SW.
The Washington VAAC reported that an ash plume seen on satellite imagery drifted less than 10 km.

Sources: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH), Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)