Alert Status Raised to Red at Chile's Hudson

Looks like another Chilean volcano could be becoming restless. The SERNAGEOMIN and OVDAS raised the alert status at Hudson in southern Chile (spanish) after an moderate earthquake swarm occurred at the volcano overnight. The report says that over 100 earthquakes have occurred since yesterday, mostly at depths between 15-25 km depth below the volcano and all to the NW of the caldera. The swarm appears to have tapered some today, but looks to be continuing. It seems that the swarm is serious enough for Chilean officials to begin to evacuate people who live near Hudson and ONEMI has declared a red alert status for communities near the volcano. UPDATE 5:10 PM EDT: The SERNAGEOMIN is now reporting a thin ash plume from Hudson as well. UPDATE 5:45 PM EDT: And now we have an image of the thin ash/steam plume (see below) - you can see a sequence of images ...