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Gandalf The White
01 October 2021 22:27:46

Another fissure has opened up following a further burst of earthquakes


 


https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/la-palma-eruption-canary-islands-volcano-satellite-image-b958395.html


 


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
02 October 2021 08:38:08

I find it a little disturbing that the quakes are continuing despite the ongoing eruption. Often such activity dies down as pressure is released. It makes me wonder if there are still a few developments to come (more fissures or more violent eruption).


ozone_aurora
02 October 2021 09:05:33

Vulcano Island in Aeolian Sea looks like it could erupt in the near future; there is elevated fumarolic activity there.

doctormog
02 October 2021 09:21:25


Vulcano Island in Aeolian Sea looks like it could erupt in the near future; there is elevated fumarolic activity there.


Originally Posted by: ozone_aurora 


More info here https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/it/vulcano/news/143073/Vulcano-volcano-Eolian-Islands-Italy-elevated-fumarolic-activity-Volcanic-Alert-Level-raised-to-Yell.html 


For reference the volcano in question is on an island just north of Sicily.


Gandalf The White
02 October 2021 11:28:15

An interesting podcast about the La Palma eruption with a heartbreaking story about a family losing their home and possessions.


https://news.sky.com/story/la-palma-eruption-can-a-volcanos-history-help-us-to-predict-its-future-12420674


 


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


The Beast from the East
02 October 2021 11:36:02


I find it a little disturbing that the quakes are continuing despite the ongoing eruption. Often such activity dies down as pressure is released. It makes me wonder if there are still a few developments to come (more fissures or more violent eruption).


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


I tried to find that Channel 4 documentary from a few years ago about the MegaTsunami but it seems to have disappeared


Obviously nonsense that half the Island could collapse and even if it did, it may not trigger a large Tsunami that reaches America or us


 


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Gandalf The White
02 October 2021 12:22:58


 


I tried to find that Channel 4 documentary from a few years ago about the MegaTsunami but it seems to have disappeared


Obviously nonsense that half the Island could collapse and even if it did, it may not trigger a large Tsunami that reaches America or us


 


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


I think you’ll find that the geological record shows that a tsunami has been triggered in the past by a collapse of that sort and that it isn’t just someone’s theory.


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
02 October 2021 12:26:06


 


I tried to find that Channel 4 documentary from a few years ago about the MegaTsunami but it seems to have disappeared


Obviously nonsense that half the Island could collapse and even if it did, it may not trigger a large Tsunami that reaches America or us


 


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


It was, as far as I remember, on the BBC (Horizon possibly)?


Gandalf The White
02 October 2021 12:34:23


 


It was, as far as I remember, on the BBC (Horizon possibly)?


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


This one?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami_qanda.shtml


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
02 October 2021 13:09:31
Hippydave
02 October 2021 13:19:51


Another fissure has opened up following a further burst of earthquakes


 


https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/la-palma-eruption-canary-islands-volcano-satellite-image-b958395.html


 


Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 


The satellite pic nicely shows an earlier eruption 'delta', complete with lava flow - not sure if that was from one of the relatively recent eruptions or a much older one? (Think that was also shown in a GeologyHub video on Youtube - usually interesting watches even if the chap doing them sounds more than a little monotonal/robotic!)


On the Icelandic side of things and still no lava from the current eruption site although increased earthquake activity certainly suggests lava is on the move and may break out over the next couple of weeks. In some ways the current location was pretty perfect as it was close enough to the road that setting up cams and allowing public access was easy but with enough valleys to contain the lava flow without it causing any damage to infrastructure. Whether a new site would be so conveniently located is debateable, with it being much more likely to cause damage to roads if nothing else. 


No guarantees the lava will make it so the surface of course, be interesting to see what happens


 


 


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The Beast from the East
02 October 2021 20:16:47


 


This one?


https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami_qanda.shtml


Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 


Yes, but I think there was a more recent one, perhaps it was Channel 5, it was more tabloidy and dramatic


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Gandalf The White
03 October 2021 10:48:59

More earthquakes overnight and a new lava stream has developed from the new fissures, which have become more active.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/03/canary-islands-volcano-much-more-aggressive-as-new-fissures-erupt


 


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
03 October 2021 11:53:45


More earthquakes overnight and a new lava stream has developed from the new fissures, which have become more active.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/03/canary-islands-volcano-much-more-aggressive-as-new-fissures-erupt


 


Originally Posted by: Gandalf The White 


Yes, it’s not really showing any signs of slowing down. Here is (at time of writing) a live stream to several different feeds:


https://youtu.be/-XTRoLxo1JI 


Gandalf The White
04 October 2021 09:17:58

One of the craters collapsed overnight


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/lava-flow-thickens-la-palma-after-volcanic-crater-collapses-2021-10-04/


 


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


Saint Snow
04 October 2021 09:29:25


 


I tried to find that Channel 4 documentary from a few years ago about the MegaTsunami but it seems to have disappeared


Obviously nonsense that half the Island could collapse and even if it did, it may not trigger a large Tsunami that reaches America or us


 


Originally Posted by: The Beast from the East 


 


 


Plenty of experts have subsequently rubbished the theory - firstly on the basis that it's incredibly unlikely that half of Cumbre Vieja would simply slide into the ocean; and secondly that even if it did, any tsunami would be far less dramatic than the 'mega-tsunami' portrayed (2/3 metres at worst, rather than the devastating +50m portrayed)



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doctormog
04 October 2021 16:24:53

7.2 Quake near Vanuatu on 2nd:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-67-near-vanuatu-islands-emsc-2021-10-02/

Roger

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Possibly one for the earthquake thread?  While it was a large quake I think the depth (over 500km) meant any impacts were limited.


Meanwhile La Palma’s volcano is still looking very active with lots of thick black ash being emitted currently and quite a few quakes greater than magnitude 3.


 


https://youtu.be/DFzZyTFQWo8 


Roger Parsons
04 October 2021 16:30:46


 Possibly one for the earthquake thread?  While it was a large quake I think the depth (over 500km) meant any impacts were limited.


Meanwhile La Palma’s volcano is still looking very active with lots of thick black ash being emitted currently and quite a few quakes greater than magnitude 3.


 


https://youtu.be/DFzZyTFQWo8 


Originally Posted by: doctormog 


Thanks, DrM. Done. R.


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Gandalf The White
05 October 2021 11:06:15

Further update


https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/lapalma/sep2021seismic-crisis/current-activity.html



“Earthquakes continue to occur and have been slowly increasing in numbers and magnitudes approaching magnitudes of 4.0 now. During the past 24 hours, there have been 31 quakes of magnitudes 3.0-3.9 and 47 quakes between 2.0 and 2.9, while smaller quakes cannot be detected due to the volcanic tremor noise.
While most of the quakes are still 10-15 km deep under the central area of the volcano, a cluster of new, deeper quakes has appeared at depths around 35 km under the northeastern flank. What these mean is uncertain, but they might reflect even deeper magma intrusions in the upper mantle, perhaps suggesting that a magma supply system is establishing itself from a very deep source. That in turn could mean that the eruption could be going on for a very long time.”


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


DEW
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07 October 2021 11:28:25

Flights to La Palma suspended again on account of volcanic ash, presumably because of it getting in to engines but could be runways covered in ash as well. TUI expecting this to last to end of October.


https://news.sky.com/story/la-palma-volcano-tui-cancels-flights-to-canary-island-until-end-of-october-after-eruption-turned-aggressive-12427283


 


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Roger Parsons
09 October 2021 13:38:35


Flights to La Palma suspended again on account of volcanic ash, presumably because of it getting in to engines but could be runways covered in ash as well. TUI expecting this to last to end of October.


https://news.sky.com/story/la-palma-volcano-tui-cancels-flights-to-canary-island-until-end-of-october-after-eruption-turned-aggressive-12427283


 


Originally Posted by: DEW 


Just been watching this short clip - it is frighteningly impressive, DEW.


Lava engulfs more buildings in La Palma


 


Roger


RogerP
West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire
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doctormog
09 October 2021 13:53:46
Yes, there have been a few sizeable lava “breakouts” today and the seismic activity is also continuing at depth indicating (I believe) that the eruption is unlikely to finish in the very near future.
Gandalf The White
11 October 2021 21:05:00

An interesting update:


https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/la-palma/news/144005/La-Palma-volcano-eruption-update-high-lava-effusion-rates-new-lava-arm-at-the-sea-speculation-about-.html

Seismic activity shows worrying signs
According to a post of a geoscience page VolcanesyScienciaHoy on facebook based in Tenerife, the current seismic activity points towards that more magma is moving upwards, as indicated by 3 factors:
- several earthquakes appeared at depths less than 7-8-9 km;
- after the 4.2 quake two days ago, there have been episodes of spasmodic tremor with many earthquakes in a row that indicate movement of magma in depth;
- since yesterday, the appearance of strong volcanic tremor at around 18 Hz frequency thought to be caused by depressurization of fluids at great depth around 10 km;
If these interpretations hold, there should soon be noticeable ground uplift visible in the GPS stations (which, so far, is not the case). What will next happen, when this new magma pulse reaches the surface, is unknown.


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


Gandalf The White
14 October 2021 11:38:31

Some good footage here of the damage being done. The lava flows continue unabated and it’s sad to see people having to leave their homes. There’s also a clip of lava flowing onto a main road.


https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-10-14/la-palma-hit-by-largest-earthquake-since-eruption-as-lava-forces-more-evacuations.html


 


Location: South Cambridgeshire
130 metres ASL
52.0N 0.1E


doctormog
14 October 2021 16:07:13

Impressive:


 




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