El Hierro

[Paddster]

I saw a stain too today.........

[jand]

Volcano Cafe


KarenZ says:

 March 10, 2012 at 20:15


Just a guess, magma may have entered the system here:

1130657 07/03/2012 06:12:16 27.7435 -18.1792 37 1.9 mbLg W FRONTERA.IHI

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schteve says:

 March 10, 2012 at 20:44


Hi Karenz,
 Interestink, verrry interestink...
I propose that; all along magma has been coming up via El Golfo, filling the reservior under Tanganasoga, and once a "head" has built up, that it releases upwards/southwards via Bob and the BoBettes... just lately B n' the B'ettes have slowed down, and now most of the action is via the fissure on the plateau above Bob... This seems to be consistent with earlier patterns...I predict an Surtseyen-type event before this is over...



KarenZ says:

 March 10, 2012 at 21:13


Don't know.

An alternative theory is that magma is rising under Tanganasoga. The activity to the North & South appears to be dyke instrusions and / or rifting.

[jand]

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Hi Vicente Luis Perez. First it is only a hypothesis and not a certainty and that hypothesis is based on the premise of the growth of the volcano without, as say the authorities by reporting them scientists, there is no evidence of eruption. If you have seen screenshots of eruptions in Hawaii can be an idea of what is an effusive eruption because they are of this kind, and are characterized by the type of magma (basic magmas) that comes to the surface with ease and without just cause explosions and releasing the gases very easily. This type of eruption does not have why cause a tremor signal accused in sensors (in fact there is documentation about effusive eruptions at Mount Etna which showed no signs of tremor). But, as I said, all this are nothing more than just hypothesis seeking a possible explanation to the growth that has occurred in the height of the volcano and so far has not been properly explained by scientists stationed at the island nor documented as comes asking for some time, with the dispatch of an underwater robot that can capture images.(Nino)
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[jand]

Nino, the Tanganasoga or tanganosaga according to others, is a stratum volcano mature and unfinished, and in its central structure there is apparently a vertical driving which is a few hundred meters, even some kilometres, which represents the greatest danger to my modest understand for the island of El Hierro, of all volcanic edifices of the island. On this volcano, to their predictable deeper pipelines have been most of the seismic events that have occurred under the island building between 24 up and 10 kms. depth, always according to the official data of the IGN. Why, and just for that, I deserve the greatest respect and I admit openly, deeper fears the existence of this natural Monster think someday grew up in El Hierro but did not burst, as if it were a giant grain at the foot of central Rift. I have no more data than vostros but yes much intuition, and in some occasions usually hit.

[jand]

Avcan FB

Why put as an example what we have seen in the documentary of the Pinatubo. Nothing is worth that think people, as much as we want or pray nature is relentless and unstoppable. If quakes in the origin back in the month of July 2011 pointed to a possible scenario at the Centre of the island, in the area of the Gulf, between border and Sabinosa, while an underwater eruption (fisural memory) has occurred in the South, in a asísmica way and almost without being more than provided for in statistics (90% of the submerged building - 10% on the sea) that surely helped lighten the pressure of throughout the system, at the end, the capricious and stubborn nature despite our wills and efforts will eventually manifest itself as I thought. That is what I think and pray to God I'm wrong completely to avoid greater evils to our countrymen Islanders. (Translated by Bing)

[jand]

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I ask an effort of imagination. Close your eyes and imagine a pen mantélica shaped crest of gallo, based very deep beneath the island building of El Hierro and oriented towards north northeast-southwest South, more less through the center of the Valley of the Gulf in La Frontera. At the same time, the tip of the Ridge further to the South, is branching on the submarine rift and goes looking for place by where out and finally found a place South of La Restinga, after traveling in direction Northwest – Southeast deeply mar de las Calmas following an increasingly crystallized through finally ends up become saturated and ceases unless the mass exit of materials, not of gases by some of the multiple mouths of a underwater eruptive fissure. Now are the Central ridges which struggle to find the exit, following fractures in the center of the island building, melting materials and moving very slowly but inexorable way in its rise toward the surface. If you ask me which I believe to be the most broken part of the island where you can climb the magma, I think in the Centre of the island, just where originated this tremendous strata volcano in the images that you can see in the following link:

[woe10]

What a load of cods-wallop. Why am I reading this tripe.

[jand]

11/03/2012 02:52:39 27.6997 -18.0511 8 1.8 4 W EL PINAR.IHI

 11/03/2012 02:54:13 27.7210 -18.0382 12 1.5 4 SW FRONTERA.IHI

1131593 11/03/2012 03:38:30 27.7331 -18.0216 13 0.3 4 SW FRONTERA.IHI

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1131599 11/03/2012 05:51:42 27.7743 -16.0123 10 1.7 4 ATLÁNTICO-CANARIAS

11/03/2012 06:48:51 27.6300 -18.0977 1.6 mbLg SW EL PINAR

[jand]

earthquake-report.com

Update 10/03 – 23:10 UTC
 - The Atlantic Explorer vessel is currently navigating to El Hierro for a new campaign. In the team, members from the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and SOS Océanos. Lets hope this time the conditions will be good enough for deploying the ROV.

[jand]

The INVOLCAN reflects that the emission of CO2 by the island volcanic edifice of El Hierro is 934 tonnes per day


Since the end of January recorded an emission of carbon dioxide (CO2 quasi-constant and superior to the 800 ton diariass)


Scientists from the Institute of technology and for renewable energies (ITER), agency under the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, and currently part of the Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN) have communicated to the direction of the Special Plan of Civil protection by risk volcanic of the community autonomous of Canarias (PEVOLCA) that since will begin the process of volcanic reactivation in El Hierro the INVOLCAN has taken 23.961 measures of diffuse flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the surface island of El Hierro (approximately 100 measures daily), and that the most recent data reflect that the rate of diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by the island volcanic edifice of El Hierro is 934 ± 29 tonnes per day. Note that this value does not refer to the broadcast from the underwater eruption of El Hierro, but to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) which airs recently into the atmosphere through the entire surface Island (278 Km2) of the island of the Meridian.


From the January 22, 2012, the rate of diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by the island volcanic edifice of El Hierro has experienced a slight increase (878 tons per day average) respect values registered on December 20, 2011 to January 21, 2012 (average of 706 tonnes per day). Considered normal values for the iron range range approximately from the 142 to the 866 tonnes per day with an average value of 345 tonnes per day. To obtain these results are carried out periodic scientific campaigns, involving hundreds of measures of diffuse flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) made on the surface of the island of El Hierro in each of the campaigns, with the aim of investigating variations spatio-temporal of the diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by the volcanic edifice island of El Hierro.


The interest and importance of this work on diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2 for volcanic monitoring) are due to that the information generated through these scientific campaigns cannot be obtained through permanent instrumental networks. Other scientific reasons that guarantee the interest of these monitoring work are the role of gases as driving force of volcanic eruptions, know that the carbon dioxide (CO2) is the second major component of volcanic gases, after water vapor, and have knowledge that the low solubility of carbon dioxide in molten (magma) silicitados favors the escape of carbon dioxide (CO2) with great ease of volcanic systems in depth.


These scientific campaigns have been able to realize thanks to the project MAKAVOL "Strengthening of the capabilities of I+D+i+d to contribute to reducing volcanic risk in the Macaronesia (MAC/3/C161)" is being co-funded by the programme for transnational cooperation of the European Union Madeira-Canarias - Azores (MAC 2007-2013) and the collaboration of the island Cabildos of Tenerife and El Hierro.


INVOLCAN is an institution demanded unanimously by the Senate (2005), Parliament of the Canary Islands (2006) and Congress (2009) with the aim of contributing to the improvement and optimization of the management of the volcanic risk in Spain.



Bottom of image
Temporal evolution of the diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the island of El Hierro (red circles) registered by the INVOLCAN and the number of localized daily earthquakes of magnitude greater than 1.7 by the national seismic network (IGN).

[jand]

[jand]

laprovincia.es

Involcan detects a ´reactivación volcánica´ in El Hierro

"ACNPRESS scientists from the Institute of technology and for renewable energies (ITER), body dependent on the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, and currently part of the Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (Involcán) had been informed by the direction of the Special Plan of Civil protection by risk volcanic of the Canary (Pevolca) than from the January 22, 2012, the rate of diffuse emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by the volcanic edifice island of El Hierro""has experienced a slight increase", with an average of 878 tonnes per day, with respect to the values registered on December 20, 2011 to January 21, 2012, whose average was 706 tonnes per day.


"The latest data reflect that the rate of diffuse emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by the island volcanic edifice of El Hierro is 934 ± 29 tonnes per day, value that does not refer to the broadcast from the underwater eruption of El Hierro, but to the amount of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere through the entire surface Island (278 Km2) of the Meridian island"they say in a statement.


VOLCANIC REACTIVATION


These results are "consistent with the current process of volcanic revival which is registering the iron", as well as concluded during the last meeting of the Scientific Committee, resulting in the direction of the Pevolca keep the situation of the volcanic light yellow for the island.


"It should be noted that referrals values do not represent any danger for the population or for terrestrial island ecosystems, given that this issue not is this recording through of a single point of emission, but through the entire insular surface", say.


The range of emission considered normal for El Hierro goes approximately from the 142 to the 866 tonnes per day with an average value of 345 tonnes per day.


To obtain these results are carried out periodic scientific campaigns, involving hundreds of diffuse flux of CO2 measures carried out on the surface of the island of El Hierro in each of the campaigns, in order to investigate spatio-temporal of the broadcast variations.

[jand]

Update 12/03 – 07:28
 - The Atlantic Explorer from the non-profit organization SOS Oceanos is back in town. Julio received an Email from one of the people in charge that they will try to use the ROV today, weather permitting of course.
 - 2 earthquakes so far today – M &.1 and M 1.3 both at a depth of 12 km

[jand]

Avcan Comment

In the map of the simicidad of recent days, today an earthquake in the Gulf and one in the southeast of the island, area that had no seismicity long. The fact is that the earthquake today in the Gulf and the 5 sismitos of yesterday are aligned NNE - SSW from the Gulf to the mar de las Calmas, passing by the area summits and the Julan. Antesdeyer a sismito in the Gulf and one in the Julan to the S. On 7 March the activity was in the area of summits by the side of the Julan and below, as well as on 8 March for the same area, in the area of Valverde and the mar de las Calmas.(Henry)

[jand]

Latest earthquake.

Evento Fecha Hora(GMT)* Latitud Longitud Prof.
 (km) Int. Máx. Mag. Tipo Mag. (**) Localización
 1131853 12/03/2012 14:56:46 27.7124 -18.0510 11 1.7 4 SW FRONTERA.IHI

[jand]

Update 12/03 – 17:50 UTC
 earthquake-report.com

- There was a jacuzzi present during the morning hours and in the afternoon. Joke captured some images, later will be online in the Picasa Gallery. Julio del Castillo Vivero did a short time lapse video showing the jacuzzi:


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu2A4iDrkJk&feature=player_embedded

Joke Volta pointed out that the jacuzzi can't be clearly seen at sea level, reason why she climbs to a higher altitude to capture the photographs that show it.
 - 1 more earthquake since our last update. M 1.7, depth of 11 km. SW Frontera at 14:57 UTC.

[jand]

OT but stunning photos of the northern lights this morning.

http://odutrephotography.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Aurora-Borealis-12-March-2012/G0000VgjadOWcPbM/I00002Jf2D7OY928/P0000ZyZu8WspqSs

[jand]

Photos from Joke earthquake report showing jacuzzi and stain earlier today.

https://plus.google.com/photos/110327184570944806725/albums/5719091311870684769?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/110327184570944806725/albums/5719091311870684769/5719093959039647618

[jand]

Avcan FB Comment

Hello Isilda, means that in the spectrogram notice several earthquakes detected, yesterday more than 20 and only have been localized 3 by IGN and now goes by the same camin, but the past day 09 there was a swarm microsismico with a lot mircrosismidad, they are considerably more than 20 earthquakes per hour, with more than 100 throughout the day, but located.... 3 and these at this time.... None... (Henry)

.http://www.ign.es/IGN/resources/volcanologia/CHIE/imagenes_sismica/HORA_SP/CHIE_2012-03-09_09-10_sp.jp

[jand]

https://picasaweb.google.com/110327184570944806725/ElHierroMarch132012?noredirect=1#

Photos taken yesterday by Joke.

Joke Volta spoke with a member of the crew of Atlantic Explorer. They commented that the conditions have prevented to obtain images of the volcano with the ROV, tomorrow they will return to try. They recognized a point of emission of gas with smell of sulphur.
 Many thanks to all the members of Qstar (gofima), Sos oceans and the University of las Palmas de Gran Canarias for his great effort. (Translated by Bing)

[jand]

Note 478 AVCAN - earthquake activity - VOLCANIC - island of HIERRO - 14 March 2012-11: 30 pm peninsular - earthquake and volcanic activity continues pluviometry, seismicity today in the area of summits in the NNE-SSW alignment. Continuous between microsismicidad detected but not located in the spectrogram of the sensor of CHIE. Continues the signal of tremorvolcánico in the eruptive area of la Restinga, with very low values can give almost by extingido, very close to its minimum level, but still there, today increasing eager, though still with a tidal oscillation, which increases and decreases in cycles of 12 h. New earthquakes 1. 0.5 Magnitude. 12.1 Km depth. 3 The day before yesterday. Yesterday 2. Today will be 1. In total van 12532 earthquakes located in El Hierro by IGN from 9: 00 a.m. of the day 19 July 2011 (Henry).


http://www.avcan.org/Mapas/AVCAN2934.jpg?d=1331721205

[jand]

SISMOS DÍA 14 MAR. - Azul Oscuro (1)
 SISMOS DÍA 13 MAR. - Rosa (2)
 SISMOS DÍA 12 MAR. - Amarillo (3)
 SISMOS DÍA 11 MAR. - Rojo (4)
 SISMOS DÍA 10 MAR. - Verde Oscuro (2)
 SISMOS DÍA 09 MAR. - Naranja (3)
 SISMOS DÍA 08 MAR. - Azul Claro (3)



On the map of the simicidad of recent days, today with an earthquake in the area of summits in alignment NNE-SSW. Yesterday the seismicity was on the Gulf marine zone and the zone of summits, and antesdeayer in the area of summits, in the Gulf and one in the southeast of the island, area that had no seismicity long. The fact is that the many of the recent sismitos are aligned NNE - SSW from the marine zone of the Gulf to the mar de las Calmas, passing by the area summits and the Julan. The day 10 March there was a sismito in the Gulf and one in the Julan to the S. On 9 March the activity was in the area of summits by the side of the Julan and below, as well as on 8 March for the same area, in the area of Valverde and the mar de las Calmas. (Henry)
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[jand]

earthquake-report.com

Update 14/03 – 16:00 UTC – IMPORTANT UPDATE!
 - The Atlantic Explorer has been able to obtain images of the volcano! They are the first to capture the submarine volcano in 'El Mar de las Calmas'. The crew of QSTAR along with members of 'Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria' and SOS Océanos worked very hard for this achievement. We should expect a detailed report tomorrow as Joke Volta reports.

[jand]

OT a 3.4mg earthquake in the North Sea shown in purple on the link below.

http://www.emsc-csem.org/#2

ML 3.4


Region

NORTH SEA



Date time

2012-03-14 19:22:03.0 UTC


Location

58.66 N ; 2.69 E



Depth

1 km


Distances

681 km NW Copenhagen (pop 1,089,957 ; local time 20:22:03.0 2012-03-14)
177 km W Stavanger-sandnes (pop 173,132 ; local time 20:22:03.0 2012-03-14)
170 km SW Haugesund (pop 40,321 ; local time 20:22:03.0 2012-03-14)


Source parameters provided by another agency

[jand]

earthquake-report.com

Update 15/03 – 22:31 UTC
 -  AVCAN reports that the Atlantic Explorer ROV Wally has fairly good images of the crater, gas emitting vents and even lava streaming out of the crater ! (what would e really a surprise as the PEVOLCA scientists have claimed that the eruption has ended.

Pevolca seem to have been incorrect in saying the erruption has eneded because the results of the ROV pictures are showing lava streaming from the crater and the vents are emitting gases.

Its a pity that the pictures are not as yest being shown to the public.

[jand]

Avcan FB Comment Copied and translated from the link below.

http://www.ulpgc.es/index.php?pagina=noticia&ver=hierro_16032012

Scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, aboard the research vessel chartered by the University to conduct campaigns in the area of the calm sea (El Hierro), have been able to shoot through a submarine robot of the Atlantic Explorer ship submarine volcano Cone and it has been the first camera that sits in the cone of the volcano.


Scientists point out that there is no tremor on the surface of the water, but yes is can appreciate a "rain of incandescent stars" at the mouth of the volcano and volcanic focus continues active, where had taken samples of more than 60 degrees water temperature. In the area also have seen that the marine life has returned to appear in the vicinity of the volcano.


The campaign, called GUAYOTA 2-ULPGC, have involved researchers of the GEOVOL (Group of geology of volcanic terrain), Division of Robotics and computational Oceanography (IUSIANI - University Institute of intelligent systems and numerical applications in engineering) and the IOCAG (University Institute of Oceanography and Global change) - all the ULPGC - and therein work Institute Jaume Almera (CSIC) and Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias (IEO).







The campaign unfolds aboard B/O Atlantic Explorer (QSTAR S.L.U.) for the study of the submarine volcano of iron and their Oceanographic affectation, as well as observing and filming of the volcanic cone.


The first results of the images that have been recorded are:


-For the first time have obtained images of the new submarine volcano emerged near La Restinga (El Hierro), on its Southwest flank and in area close to the crater (to 172 m)


-In both missions found that the main volcanic focus remains currently active


-Emerging from depths of about 120 m, shows the formation of hot jets convective which reach depths of about 40-60 m. At the start of Tuesday 13, the ROV entered one of them and made several uncontrolled turns, while its sensor of temperature increased sharply


-Also, projections about 40-50 m tall pyroclastic are generated from these same depths (i.e. the pyroclastic reach depths of 80-70 m), they quickly form (parabolic) ballistics trajectories and fall by gravity. Some of these pyroclastic appear to be large (type volcanic bombs)


-In the immersion of Wednesday 14 was filming the Southwest flank of the main Cone, making clear that has a steep slope and consists, essentially, of pyroclastic of large size, some of which are similar to the hollow volcanic bombs which reached the surface in the months of November and December


-Finally, in the vicinity of the flank, at a depth of approximately 170 m and under a rain of ashes, had a Bank of fish (amberjacks possibly) coexisting with the volcano. Also, confused with the ashes there is multitude of small organisms and longer, closer to the surface, jellyfish.



The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria chartered a ship to facilitate the conduct of scientific research in the sea of la Restinga (El Hierro), in the area where the submarine volcano.


The Vice President for research, development and innovation of the ULPGC, directed by Fernando Real, has coordinated the rental of the Atlantic Explorer ship the QStar company, will take place 7 campaigns of research in three months and a half, as of February 17. The research will be carried out by the scientists of the departments of biology, chemistry and physics, the university institutes of Oceanography and change Global (IOCAG), of numerical applications in engineering (SIANI) and of Animal Health (IUSA), the Spanish bank of algae and biological oceanography, physical research groups and by satellite, marine chemistry, robotics and intelligent systemsMarine ecology and fisheries and geology, among others.

[jand]

http://www.ulpgc.es/descargadirecta.php?codigo_archivo=7094656

This link I think is a video of what the ROV has seen .

[jand]

Someone has posted the video on youtube the link is below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_o001FtO44

[jand]

2nd video link .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEWX6Q5-bc

[Florence]

quote:Originally posted by Jand.

I am pleased to say that the problem in El Hierro is over. There will be no eruption and normal life can continue[]

Very funny Jand.  jand is going to choke when she sees this...!  And yes, it is over, bar the death throes.