El Hierro

[fifi]

I was reading today that the volcano has only another 30 metres to grow before a full Surtseyan eruption so hopefully there will be no more subsidence and a new Island might be born[]

  There are special deals on at the moment from the other Islands if anyone would like to visit. Two nights accommodation and return travel from 90 euros per person.

[jand]

Welcome back Fifi have missed you there has been so much going on and things have been changing daily lots of question are being asked its hard to keep up with all the info.

Bob is definately keeping us all guessing at the moment.

Have you noticed how Tansgangagosa has been cropping up it will be interesting to see what happens .

[jand]

Carlos says:

 January 25, 2012 at 15:48


For me the trend in SHORT TERM (a few days) is the actual stability and might increase in the amplitude and power of the eruption.
 Based on the current microseismicity, and over all based on the last seism 2 days ago at 27km depth.

Last seismicity:
 13:00:54
 27.6629 -18.0044
 13 depth
 1.6 mag
 SW EL PINAR.IHI

I´m agree with Carl but in a longer time. In the short time we might be surprised.
 For me the actual mechanism is working with this pattern:
 In the last weeks the inputs of deeper shelters were around 8-10 days of distance.
 Actually it´s around 12-13 days and loosing power in each episode.

We shall live chapters and episodes.
 The actual chapter has power for a few days and then we shall loser power until the next episode (or input from deeper shelter).
 We might see chapters going upstair with stability (in eruption) for a few days, more or lees days depending of the power of the input. And then we must wait until the new episode or input from the deeper shelter.

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Carl le Strange says:

 January 25, 2012 at 15:53

Hey it is a volcano
I would be more surprised if we where not surprised, then the other way around...

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Michi says:

 January 25, 2012 at 15:51


Interesting pic on ER in 13:14 news, vertical ascending steam because there is no wind or a fountain of water?

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[jand]

Update 25/01 – 18:46 UTC
 - As Julio del Castillo Vivero just told us : 102 earthquakes since January 1.
 Today already 6 earthquakes. 4 have been described earlier. The 5th today was the strongest since New Year, a magnitude 2.5 at a depth of 14 km occurred at 17:01 with epicenter here.
 - Harmonic tremor tumbled suddenly (probably a new vent collapse) at 16:45. The earthquakes might have been a response to the sudden shutdown of the magma flow as they happened after 17:00

Update 25/01 – 16:50 UTC
 - With a jacuzzi still going and an increasing HT, maybe more to come tonight.
 - A 4th earthquake occurred at 13:00 at a depth of 13 km. Magnitude : 1.6 – Epicenter here (near Tacaron)
 - Joke is currently going through hundreds of pictures she made in search of the big Lava balloon we have spotted (earlier update).
 - The island of El Hierro gets higher and higher fever for the visit of the crown Prince and his wife. Princess Laetitia, his wife is an ex prime time TV journalist.

[jand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bSAB94CXAwI

Video of Scientific flight 23rd January.

[jand]

El Pinar returns to tremble.

The municipality of El Pinar recorded yesterday four earthquakes, one felt by the population. Two quakes exceeded 2 degrees of magnitude on the Ricther scale

DIARIOELHIERRO.It is, drafting (1 26, 2012 08: 15 hours)
The volcanic monitoring surveillance network 24 hours of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded yesterday, Wednesday, 25, on the island of El Hierro four earthquakes of between 1.5 and 2.8 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale, according to data from the Institute collected by daily EL HIERRO.
The largest of the earthquakes of 2.8 degrees of magnitude on the Ricther scale and registered at 20: 22 hours, occurred southwest of the municipality of El Pinar. This event, which was felt by the population, was located 12 kilometers deep.
Also, to the 13: 00 hours yesterday was located an earthquake of 1.6 degrees of magnitude, in the southwest of El Pinar, 13 kilometers deep.
Also, at 17: 01 hours there was an earthquake of 2.5 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale, also in the southwest of El Pinar and kilometers deep.
Also, at 17: 06 hours of yesterday, 25th, there was a seismic movement of 1.8 degrees of magnitude, located in the southwest of El Pinar 14 kilometers deep.

[jand]

Other related info:
 http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=247186

"The temperature difference in the surface environment of marine waters affected by the submarine eruption of El Hierro has become of 4.9 º C, according to the Civil Protection Special Plan for Volcanic Risk in the Canary Islands (Pevolca)

The records were made the past on Saturday January 7 by scientists at the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energies (ITER) and are slightly higher than those obtained during the month of December 2011 did not exceed 3.0 ° C, according to a press release Pevolca.

In a flyby scientists who performed volcanological Institute of the Canaries (non-tip) with the Helicopter Unit of the Guardia Civil in Canary Zone 1, also noted the presence of lava balls or balloons large (some of them over two meters) amounting to the sea surface and floated through volcanic gas trapped inside.

They came to register reflected temperatures, associated with these balloons or balloons of lava, of 85.5 ° C.

Measures the difference between maximum and minimum temperatures reflected in the surface environment of marine waters affected by the eruption of La Restinga submarine were performed by using thermal imaging cameras in air mobile position.

In this scientific flight took Kenji Nogami, Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) and maximum scientific advisor to the Japanese Government on submarine volcanic eruptions.

Since mid October 2011 the highest values #8203;#8203;observed between the maximum and minimum temperatures were 8.3 ° reflected C, 6.8 ° C and 9.1 ° C recorded on days 6, 7 and 8 November 2011.

These temperature differences were recorded prior to the intense bubbling observed last November 8, 2011 High water, gas and ash that reached suspended several meters above the water surface.

These temperature differences reflected in the surface environment of marine waters affected by the eruption underwater, clearly reflect a significant heat flow as a result of eruptive activity, and allows it to be an additional tool for monitoring the evolution of the eruptive process.

Note that temperature is a measure of reflected radiant heat from the surface of the object being measured and in this case, from the surface seawater.

On the other hand, scientists at the National Geographic Institute (IGN) conducted a reconnaissance flight on Wednesday morning aboard the Helicopter Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Canary Islands, and were able to obtain images of magmatic material thrown the surface.

On the other hand has confirmed to IGN PEVOLCA that the degassing of the lava fragments was almost constant and is visible from the coast.

In relation to the seismicity occurred on Tuesday at 7 earthquakes of magnitude lower than 2, all in the municipality of El Pinar, except one that was located in Frontera.

Finally note that the tremor signal remains constant, confirming the continuity of the eruptive process."

Maybe they calculate watching some relation onto tremor values? e? (Vent closure 95%)

[jand]

New post to the comments of the WEBCAMS. La mancha is perfectly on the surface of the water, as well as the area of the white color of bubbling and there may time when see pyroclastic floating in the form of black spots that Miss white steam to reach the surface, I have today not seen, but yesterday and antesdeayer has been a few. (Henry)

Webcams phone
http://www.hierroendirecto.movistar.es/
http://hierroendirecto.movistar.es/

City Council webcam. del Pinar - ACN PRESS
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ACN-media

That you enjoy the show, or what little that is, that continues the eruption, desgasificando in area and with an active volcano and in phase of ERUPTION emitting lava at the bottom of the sea and to grow the volcanic edifice.

[fifi]

quote:Originally posted by jand

Welcome back Fifi have missed you there has been so much going on and things have been changing daily lots of question are being asked its hard to keep up with all the info.

Bob is definately keeping us all guessing at the moment.

Have you noticed how Tansgangagosa has been cropping up it will be interesting to see what happens .

Thanks jand, I was offline for three weeks so am just trying to catch up now. []

[cllrcollins]

Jand, what do you think of this? Are they in as much danger as the people in El Hierro? I think they're f.cked personally

http://oceanfm.ie/article/Earthquake-strikes-Donegal-/

[jand]

Time lapse video from this morning to early afternoon.

Really amazing what the timelapse shows – it was like a fireplace out there this morning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SKscW_FLVlM

[jand]

CllrCollins I do not think anything I only report what is happening daily on El Hierro each day brings something different and amazing to watch if one is interested.

The live videos posted are actual events and not made up.

The graphs posted and charts are live and not made up.

The reason I post comments from volcanocafe is that some of the people posting are retired sciencetists some are geologists and some know what they are talking about.

Its then up to each and everyone reading these reports to come to their own conclusions.

[jand]

http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/cmayot/calidadaire/tiemporeal.jsp

[jand]

A quake deep at 19: 49 23 1.9 km in the Gulf, then we have had an LP to the 17: 49, another sismito of 1.0 to 16 km in el Pinar and then two, have curiously been being more shallow, and some more non-localized and finally the tremor resurrects and reappears at about 19: 46 going that afternoon is completita...Here is the map of earthquakes that we today (Henry).


1123677 26/01/2012 16: 49: 12 27.7512 - 18.0694 23.3 1.9 mbLg W border.IHI
1123678 26/01/2012 17: 56: 05 27.7074 - 18.0472 15.6 1 mbLg W EL PINAR.IHI
1123684 26/01/2012 19: 02: 45 27.6674 - 18.0590 14.5 1.5 mbLg SW EL PINAR.IHI
1123685 26/01/2012 19: 19: 57 27.7050 - 18.0686 14.2 0.6 mbLg W EL PINAR.IHI

[cllrcollins]

I was only asking for your educated opinion on the potential, impending crisis off the North West Atlantic coast of Donegal. After all, it's the same ocean which surrounds El Hierro and there might be a link between the recent volcanic activities in both locations?

quote:Originally posted by jand

CllrCollins I do not think anything I only report what is happening daily on El Hierro each day brings something different and amazing to watch if one is interested.

The live videos posted are actual events and not made up.

The graphs posted and charts are live and not made up.

The reason I post comments from volcanocafe is that some of the people posting are retired sciencetists some are geologists and some know what they are talking about.

Its then up to each and everyone reading these reports to come to their own conclusions.

[SurfJames]

Hi guys,

Haven't been around and just popped in to see what's happening. In all honesty, I was expecting the volcano to have almost died away - but - wow - some of those photo's are amazing. This thing is gathering momentum and growing everyday. That jacuzzi is so much more active than a month ago.

If you think about this logically, we are witnessing the birth of a new island. We are close to the Surtsian phase, and once the volcanic pressure is greater than the water pressure  - expect fireworks! Also, as volcanos go, this has been active for a long time now, and will continue to be active for a lot longer yet.

jand - that photo of the magma on the seabed makes you realise just how much magma is getting expelled from the cone. Imagine the effect when this volume of rock is expelled directly into the atmosphere? A new island will grow very quickly.

Thanks for those lovely photos of the Northen Lights and constellations above Tiede jand amazing pictures.

You are doing an amazing job - keep them coming please.

[Florence]

quote:Originally posted by cllrcollins

I was only asking for your educated opinion on the potential, impending crisis off the North West Atlantic coast of Donegal. After all, it's the same ocean which surrounds El Hierro and there might be a link between the recent volcanic activities in both locations?

quote:Originally posted by jand

CllrCollins I do not think anything I only report what is happening daily on El Hierro each day brings something different and amazing to watch if one is interested.

The live videos posted are actual events and not made up.

The graphs posted and charts are live and not made up.

The reason I post comments from volcanocafe is that some of the people posting are retired sciencetists some are geologists and some know what they are talking about.

Its then up to each and everyone reading these reports to come to their own conclusions.

Some of jands "geologist" friends have after all thought that El Hierro set off earthquakes in the Azores, some 1,000 miles away.  Awesome stuff.  I queried this but jand and her little helpers "know what they are talking about" so...

[jand]

Florence

When did I post the geologists were my friends again you need as always to get your facts right before posting as normal untrue facts.

Another fact you have totally as normal twisted is that non of my helpers actually write any comments about any volcano they just  post other peoples comments and graphs and maps etc as I do.

Are you now an expert do you know that 100% this is correct that because of the movements in El Hierro this did not somehow affect movements in the Azures?

It would also help if you quoted the comment made in relation to your statement to back this up.

I actually thought the Azures and Canary Islands were all on the same fault line?

[jand]

Avcan FB Copied.

New post to the comments of the WEBCAMS. La mancha is perfectly on the surface of the water, but not the area of the bubbling of white and can that occasionally are pyroclastic floating in the form of black spots that Miss white steam to reach the surface, I now have not seen, and yesterday nor was there, that if antesdeayer there have been a few. (Henry)


Webcams phone
http://www.hierroendirecto.movistar.es/
http://hierroendirecto.movistar.es/


City Council webcam. del Pinar - ACN PRESS
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ACN-media

That you enjoy the show, or what little that is, that continues the eruption, desgasificando in area and with an active volcano and in phase of ERUPTION emitting lava at the bottom of the sea and to grow the volcanic edifice.

[jand]

OT interesting and food for thought.

Posted by EU Times on Jan 22nd, 2012 // 50 Comments


A disturbing report prepared by the Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth (IPE) in Moscow that is circulating in the Kremlin today warns that the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the Chiapas region of Mexico yesterday is a 'potential precursor' to a 'megaquake' of at least 7.5-8.3 expected to hit the US-Mexican Pacific coastline within the next fortnight (+/- 7 days).

According to this IPE report, concerns were raised about this region after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Mexican Baja California peninsula on 18 January and emitted in the "4.433–4.498 micrometre range" "extreme" atmospheric temperature variations normally not associated with such a quake and that was verified yesterday as occurring again in Chiapas.

Important to note about this region, this IPE report says, fears were heightened after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit on 4 April 2010 and was the first big earthquake to occur on this particular fault system since 1892, links Mexico's seismic zone to California's massive fault system, and points to a "reawakening" of this areas potential for catastrophic seismic/volcanic occurrences.


Equally important to note are that extreme and/or rapid heating of the atmosphere above earthquake zones is now believed to be an accurate predictor of major earthquake activity as was documented prior the Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011 when before the 11 March quake struck the total electron content in a part of the upper atmosphere, called the ionosphere, increased dramatically over the earthquake's epicentre, reaching a maximum three days before the quake struck.

This IPE report further states that their conclusions have been confirmed by their using the latest information obtained from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite operated by NASA and available for viewing [Note: this is a high-level US government site that utilizes keystroke monitoring] by the international scientific community.

IPE scientists and their British counterparts are among the world's top earthquake experts utilizing this type of date and are currently working on the TwinSat Project that will put one micro-sized and one nano-sized satellite into low earth orbit some 400 kilometers apart, which will work in unison to collect and interpret electromagnetic signatures from the ground to predict earthquakes.

In our analyzing news coming from this region that could further substantiate this IPE report we came upon a 4 January report ascribed to Mexican communication giant Conciencia Radio that, in part, says:


"Conciencia Radio is currently conducting an investigation on something massive that occurred in the port town of Ensenada, Baja California Mexico. In or around August 2011, a very big secret meeting took place among the scientific elite at the number one scientific research center in Mexico known as the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE). This preliminary report, not be published as of yet, is being developed to ascertain why prominent scientists from different parts of the world that work at CICESE have decided to suddenly relocate or flee from the Baja California peninsula due to an impending geophysical event of great magnitude.

We spoke a series of anonymous sources. Among them a woman who yesterday revealed to us what transpired at the CICESE. She and a professor of hers arrived to the CICESE to attend an astronomy workshop. When they arrived to the center, the saw that the Mexican Military had closed all vehicle access to the center. They thought they were removing radioactive substances that are used in the labs, which is not uncommon to see because the removal of hazardous substances such as chemicals and radioactive compounds are ascribed to the Military. Later they realized why the Military was there and it was not for this purpose but to protect important visitors that were present at the CICESE at that same moment.

The two women, who wish to remain anonymous, decided to park behind the center and ingress from the back of the facility. They parked their car on one of the hills and managed to get inside the complex. Once in, they went to the auditorium were the workshop was supposed to be held. To their surprise, the main access to the auditorium had been sealed off. They decided to go around the building and found an access door that led them inside. They expected very few people attending the event in question. To their surprise, the auditorium was full of people and it was not in any way related the astronomy workshop/conference that they planned to attend.

To their amazement, they saw scientists from different parts of the world having a very heated discussion over a definite problem of enormous proportions. They saw Japanese, Russian and other European nationals present at the event. They were all discussing in a very high tone of voice. They even saw things being thrown and tables being banged. Another source whom which we spoke to informed us that at least a top-level Cabinet member from the Calderon government attended the event as well as possibly the Governor of Baja California (the latter has not been confirmed) who was in Ensenada on that day.

The topic being discussed by the scientific elite is the fact that they now have confirmation that a huge cataclysmic geological or geophysical event is about to occur any moment now that would at least destroy the port city of Ensenada Mexico. Ensenada is located at just 68 miles south of the Tijuana/San Diego border. At least 300,000 people reside in Ensenada. Among other things discussed was that they leave the city as soon as possible. It has been revealed to us that in fact many of the foreign scientists working at the CICESE and other well-connected individuals in the Baja California elite have left Ensenada. Our direct source mentioned in the interview we conducted with her on January 3rd, 2012 that the antendees mentioned that they were expecting the event to occur any moment now and that they referred to it as a "geophysical event".

To if the final outcome of this report will be as the IPE scientists predict it is now in our knowing, other than to mention that as global natural disasters cost our world $109 billion in 2010, and rose to $366 billion in 2011, the trending line of catastrophes hitting our world is, most assuredly, not going in the direction anyone would choose.

Source

[jand]

http://www.ign.es/ign/head/volcaSenalesAnterioresDia.do?nombreFichero=CHIE_2012-01-27&estacion=CHIE&Anio=2012&Mes=01&Dia=27

Well looks like Bob has flat lined and there is talks and discussions on all the other sites that Bob will no more be and this is the end of the erruption.

Unless things change drastically there will be no need for any more posts (have my hard hat on for the anti Jand brigade) !!!

Hope everyone else who has been following Bob have enjoyed the posts photos maps graphs comments etc   reading and learning about Volcanoes earthquakes etc and the possible birth of a new island.

Like Arnie says watch out I might be back Hasta LLuega x

[jand]

OOPS May have spoken to soon !!

Avcan FB Copied and translated (and suppose only time will tell ).


Good morning to all. The truth is that I still think that to be nearly defunct tremor, it is possible that the eruption in the calm area is close to the minimum or longer without leaving lava but gas. On the other hand recent micrisismos seem to be taking place throughout all the tube that carries from the North border to the South in the start area almost. It can mean this than the lava this very thick and viscous in the duct and why earthquakes occur?, i.e. it costs more progress and are forced to break by pressure from time to time to produce the microsismos. In my ignorance, maybe we are witnessing the end of the eruptive process, or maybe, a new scenario, where you could open another fissure in the place where less us we can imagine and less resistance has. Henry said that after the earthquake of 2.8 there was despresurizacion, but where?, does necessarily somewhere in the area of the island?, or maybe elsewhere on the seabed. Finally, all this is happening is very interesting and surely we will learn a lot every day of the eruptive process. (Translated by Bing)

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[fifi]

There were nine earthquakes so far today. I hope it continues and creates an Island. I believe it is not uncommon for them to quieten down for a period and then start erupting again. I dont think your job is over yet jand.[][][][]

http://www.avcan.org/?m=Animacion

[jand]

Fifi well you could be correct cant believe after what I wrote have come across this on earthquake-report.

Update 27/01 – 13:00 UTC
 Dr. Elena González Cárdenas, has written an article showing fault lines, different vents and building up a theory as what probably is happening at the seafloor.  What wonders us most is all these new pictures which are shown in this document, pictures which are probably only circulating in a narrow scientific circle. This document reveals much more from what is going on, than weeks of Pevolca communication. Congratulations to Dr. Cardenas and Avcan (the people who have probably asked Dr. Cardenas to write the document).  Click here to read the Spanish document and use Google translate to pick up most of the content. We are sure that people following this eruption a long time will perfectly understand the scenario as written by Dr. Cardenas. Thanks to a number of ER readers + Joke who attracted our attention to this document

[jand]

Italy are having large earthquakes over 5.00 strong at the moment this just posted.

NewEarthquakeEarthquakes Tsunamis
 5.3 earthquake, northern Italy. Jan 27 3:53pm at epicenter (13m ago, 35km SSW of Parma, depth 60km). http://j.mp/w0XOqg

há 8 minutos

This is the second/third one in a couple of days.

[jand]

http://212.170.244.196/

Smoking Lava stones on Webcam now.

[jand]

http://212.170.244.196/

Lots of bubbling strong waves and pyroclasts also errupting now.

[jand]

It is also typical for fissure eruptions to have vents or even parallel open fissures with other vents lined up outside of the main fissure. It's not surprising what Dr. Elena explains here.

On this photo of an ongoing fissure eruption on Hawaii eg. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Kamoamoa_2011-03-08_aerial.jpg?uselang=de , when you look at the active fissures to the right, you can see two of them more or less parallel to each other. There are also two main vents on the picture, one to the left, the other in the right-hand corner behind the smoke curtain, but recognizable by the red-hot erupting lava.

[jand]

volcanocafe posted by Carlos.

The cat breathes and not only breathes... His heart is going with too much beats per hour.
 Microseismic and seismic activity is increasing without stopping...
 Perhaps the important is not the high level but the amount and the trend is here.
 This potential energy might do the cat jumped in the next days...
 My feeling is these beats will turn in pulses in the next days and eruption might be continued at a higher level than today.

For shame of canary people, spanish people and worldwide people, tomorrow IGN will publish in his report:
 "Yesterday there were 15 earthquakes no one felt by people"
 The only point to remark for iGN will be "no felt by people".
 The only one thing I hope of my institutes and institutions it´s they not only gave me the objetive facts but an explanation and translation of what is the meaning of these objetive facts because they have got all the datas,, and if it could be a change of trend is coming it is needed to explain it.
 I don´t ask them for going beyond of the actual knowledge of their science... I only ask them we are not fooled and teased.
 Because these people, institutes and institutions are beginning to be a hoax paid with our taxes.

[jand]

Bob is definately still alive.

 Today we already by the 12 earthquakes, 4 more than the last part... with a sismito at 10.5 under border and the truth is that earthquakes are very well scoring zone of magma through through the fault, fissure or dike that from the Gulf area, passing under the Tangansoga(un_sismo_a_10.5km) NNW-SSE towards passes SSE direction summits (an earthquake there 19 km) area, the Julan and will end in the area eruptiva de la Restinga, which returns to show bubbling and activity since the tremor... resume past two in the afternoon and the desserts the ship Salvamar by the bubbling area a few minutes ago.(Henry).


EARTHQUAKES ON 27 JAN. -Red (12)
EARTHQUAKES 26TH JAN. -Dark blue (6)
EARTHQUAKES of the 23rd to the 25th of Jan. -Yellow (22)



1123739 27/01/2012 09: 18: 10 27.6995 - 18.0699 11.8 0.9 mbLg W EL PINAR.IHI - iron
1123834 27/01/2012 14: 14: 06 27.7629 - 18.0267 10.5 1.1 mbLg W border.IHI - iron
1123836 27/01/2012 15: 16: 34 27.7155 - 18.0528 19 0.9 mbLg SW border.IHI - iron
1123843 27/01/2012 16: 41: 33 27.7326 - 18.0573 14.8 0.5 mbLg SW border.IHI - iron