El Hierro

[fifi]

There seems to be great activity going on in all areas this evening jand.[] Webcam link... http://212.170.244.196/


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Civil war between the Scientists.http://www.publico.es/ciencias/406318/guerra-civil-por-la-gestion-cientifica-de-el-hierro

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Massive increase in energy building up.





Based on this graph which shows the increase of energy there is an earthquake expected between tonight and tomorrow night of a magnitude of up to 5.2 (the largest ever). It remains to be seen if it will happen. Information from AVCAN

Not used to Image shack yet so need more instructions from Woe10 for the pictures which are copying too small for my liking.[]

[kevin2003]

[fifi]

[][][] Condensed enough for you Mr H ?

[kevin2003]

[][][] Yes.

[Florence]

Thanks fifi.  Interesting news on the civil war - got any good photos of that?

[fifi]

Oh no they are censored Florence....you know how they are [][][][]

[pennylane]

I love this thread and although Fi and Jand are playing the teachers here I love the school kids butting in now and then..very funny............think Kevins in for detention with his photos and wit ha ha...
Keep it up Fi and Jand..........I wasnt up to much in science or geography in school..but you've got my attention with this one x

PL

[jand]

http://www.ign.es/ign/head/volcaSenalesDiasAnterioresHora.do?nombreFichero=CHIE_2011-11-11_20-21&estacion=CHIE&Anio=2011&Mes=11&Dia=11&tipo=2&hora=20-21

Update 11/11 – 22:46 UTC
 - The strength of the earthquakes has calmed down a little bit, but we expect to see new burbujas or jacuzzi's soon as the harmonic tremor graph showed some strong bursts. The M 1.7 quake from 21:40 burst was shallower but still secure at 15 km depth.  Harmonic tremor at the contrary made some serious jumps (below). These burst cannot be linked to the registered earthquakes. Accordingly they have to linked to magma movement below the island.

[jand]

http://www.ign.es/ign/head/volcaSenalesAnterioresDia.do?nombreFichero=CHIE_2011-11-12&estacion=CHIE&Anio=2011&Mes=11&Dia=12

[SurfJames]

This is a great webcam from Telefonica.

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

 It looks to me that there are gas bubbles rising to the surface. It also give you an indication just how close the mouth of the beast is to the town. The pressure is building up in the Earths core and that magma wil be looking for a way to get out.

However, the lack of earthquakes suggest that a new vent mght have already opened up - perhaps deeper at sea or in the north. That would explain the sudden stopping of the existing vent.

[fifi]

I saw some bubbles too.[^][]

They have moved the webcam. Much better view of the sea now.

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CO2 levels increasing again. (INSTITUTO VOLCANOLÓGICO DE CANARIAS)


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[SurfJames]

There's a clear ring of bubbling now - almost looks like the jacuzzi at times.

It would appear to be getting active again

[Paddster]

[fifi]

If you look at the webcam now you can see the bubbles quite clearly. Look out to sea from the centre of the picture.Massive tremor at the moment too.

Didnt see your post there Surfjames....yes huge difference now.


Paddster....I thought you were barred from this thread[][][][]

The colour of the sea beside the pier is getting darker.

[kevin2003]

quote:Originally posted by pennylane

..........think Kevins in for detention with his photos and wit ha ha.

[jand]

Update 12/11 – 11:22 UTC :
 - The "eruption webcam" has been moved to the left, although the activity spot is more to the right (and is now at the right edge of the screen). Why ? We don't know whether it has been due to human intervention or not.

Update 12/11 – 10:11 UTC :
 - as we have nothing else to do on a Saturday, we can endlessly look at the Las Calmas sea in front of La Restinga .... and yes, a new faint activity area is forming .... or it may be imagination of course. Keep both this page and your webcam open for the combination of (important) news and the LIVE coverage of the stain / jacuzzi's.
 We have to remind people that the building up of the vents towards the surface can take a long time. The chance that you will fall asleep watching the Las Calmas sea when the most important event happens will be quite high .

Update 12/11 – 09:07 UTC :
 - 13 volcanic earthquakes since midnight.
 - NO earthquakes stronger than 3.0
 - Harmonic tremor is still present with regular powerful bursts
 - The lack of powerful earthquakes and the continuing strong harmonic tremor are indicating (on the basis of the recent activity) that a new vent  might have been opened at a deeper location, not showing any jacuzzi or serious turbulence. The first eruption period had similarities with the present  situation. Recent satellite images would certainly reveal this kind of eruption.

[jand]

NOTA 317 AVCAN - ACTIVIDAD SISMO-VOLCÁNICA - ISLA DEL HIERRO - 12 NOVIEMBRE 2011-12:00h peninsular - La actividad sísmica continúa moderada-alta con sismicidad moderada-baja en la zona marina del Golfo y con dos señales de tremor volcánico, tanto en el norte de la isla como una importante señal en la zona de la Restinga que sigue aumentado de amplitud y se ha hecho mas inestable, presentando explosiones mas fuertes. La magnitud de los sismos entre 2.7 y 1.6. Nuevos sismos 22. Profundidades entre 19 y 22km (y tres a 15, 16 y 17km y otro a 23km). Anteayer 46. Ayer 44. Hoy van 14. En total van 11487 sismos localizados en El Hierro por el IGN desde las 9:00h del día 19 de Julio de 2011 (Enrique).

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Note 317 AVCAN - earthquake activity - VOLCANIC - island of HIERRO - 12 November 2011-12: 00 pm peninsular - seismic activity continues moderada-alta with seismicity pluviometry in the Navy in the Gulf area and two signals of volcanic tremor, both in the North of the island as an important signal in the area of la Restinga following increased amplitude and has become more unstable, presenting explosions more strong. The magnitude of earthquakes between 2.7 and 1.6. New earthquakes 22. Depths between 19 and 22 km (and three to 15, 16 and 17 km and another) 23 km. 46 The day before yesterday. Yesterday 44. Today will be 14. In total van 11487 earthquakes located in El Hierro by IGN from 9: 00 pm of the day 19 July 2011 (Henry).

[jand]

The last three quakes have been 2.5 and above.
http://www.01.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/volcaListadoTerremotos.do?zona=2&cantidad_dias=10

[jand]

Fifi Surfjames are you watching the webcam is that rain hitting the water or is it the sea bubbling?

[SurfJames]

There's a clear ring of gas bubbles - it's getting more frequent too.

It's a shame they've moved the cam - previously you could see the end of the pier and it gave you a fantastic perspective of how lose this vent is to the land.

I suspect it's only a matter of time before another vent is clearly visible - either near this one, but deeper, or on the north coast.

[SurfJames]

Oh...spoke too soon. They've moved it back again.

Perhaps someone nudged it last time!

There is constant bubbling now.

[jand]

The sea seems to have got more choppy aswell in this area and I did not realise until I saw the bubbles how close as you say they are to the pier.

[fifi]

Small dark eruption on the right hand side at the moment

[jand]

Did anyone just see that it was like a whirlpool with dancing white lights in the middle?

I was watching the live webcam from La Restinga and the whirlpool was nearly touching the end of the pier.

[TripleH]

quote:Originally posted by jand

Did anyone just see that it was like a whirlpool with dancing white lights in the middle?

Uh-oh

[jand]

Looks like there is a darker stain there now.

Could be though the reflection of the dark cloud overhead.

[jand]

There is definately a whirlpool at the moment the bright lights looks to be the sun reflecting off the sea.

[jand]

http://www.01.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/volcaDetalleTerremotos.do?evid=1112277&zona=2

3.1 at 15.59.

[fifi]

Yes I saw it looking like a whirlpool a few hours ago jand.

Raymond saw something too so we are not imagining things.[]

Raymond RaymondMatabosc Matabosch (Twitter)
El Hierro 14 h 05 butterflies, type pyroclasts, fly close to the port of La Restinga. Could it be the opening of a new vent?

[fifi]

Only 70 metres from the surface now....not long to go.http://abcnews.go.com/International/canary-islands-eruption-undersea-volcano-now-70-meters/story?id=14933744#.Tr6zyXLfeZY There are two pages in this article