El hierro volcano eruption update

A broad area of muddy discolored water drifts away from the site, and foam or pumice rings are formed around on the water.

The stain of the sea has increased again and a number of dead or dying fish are seen in the harbor of La Restinga open during daytime. Sun, 13 Nov , El Hierro volcano Canary Islands, Spain : continuing earthquakes and tremor feed speculations about a second vent, but not much visible activity.

Since Wednesday, the submarine activity south of La Restinga is not producing much signs at the surface and seems to have stopped or continuing at much lower levels. A part of the VolcanoDiscovery team is now on location and we can observe the activity directly. It seems likely that the first vent has or is dying.

El Hierro volcano Canary Islands, Spain : pause in activity, but seismicity remains high. There is a pause of the eruption at El Hierro. The activity from the submarine vents ca. Wed, 9 Nov , During the period, seismic events were recorded, most of them located offshore to the N of the island, at depths of km. Explosions above the still submarine vents south of El Hierro are getting stronger and follow one another every 10 to 15 minutes, generating large clouds and sometimes jets of gas, steam and ash mixed with blocks rising to meters.

At night, red glow is visible above the jacuzzi. Tue, 8 Nov , El Hierro volcano Canary Islands, Spain : eruption expected to breach the surface soon. Signs are increasing that the submarine eruption south of El Hierro could be breaking the ocean surface very soon.

At the moment, there are 2 areas with violent bubbling fountains locally called "jacuzzi" up to 20 m high where the water temperature has increased by at least 10 deg C. Occasionally, the first small explosions are seen ejecting rocks, pumice and ash. El Hierro volcano Canary Islands, Spain : eruption moves towards ocean surface. The submarine eruption south of El Hierro Island is getting closer to the surface and approaching the so-called Surtseyan stage named after the eruption and birth of Surtsey Island south of Iceland.

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