Posted on 09/29/2011 1:25:47 PM PDT by Red Badger
Residents of El Hierro have been put on standby for mandatory evacuation.
The Canary Islands are on watch for what scientists believe is a pending volcanic eruption.
MADRID, SPAIN - The 108 square mile island of El Hierro is home to about 10,000 people. And the population is on standby orders for emergency evacuation. The island has seen thousands of small earthquakes in what seismologists refer to as an, "earthquake swarm." They believe the earthquake swarm is a sign that an eruption is imminent. Nearly 9,000 tremors have been detected in the last two months.
On Monday a 3.8 quake was felt across the whole island.
Volcanologists cannot be certain that the volcano will erupt, but they believe it is likely. Of greatest concern are landslides that are being triggered by the near-constant earthquakes. At least 50 people have already been evacuated because of landslide risk.
Schools on the island have been closed as well as a tunnel which links the two small towns on the island.
Scientists are saying that a ball of magma is rising to the surface and causing the seismic activity that has so many worried. Volcanologist Juan Carlos Carrecedo said, "We don't know if that ball of magma will break through the crust and cause an eruption." However, he warned that an eruption could certainly occur within days to months.
The last eruption in the Canary islands occurred in 1971 on the island of La Palma. The last eruption on El Hierro took place in 1793 and lasted for a month.
At this time, the Spanish government has sent rescue personnel to be ready to assist in evacuations, if needed. And volcanologists raised the alert level to "yellow" on Sunday, which is the highest alert status the island has seen in a very long time.
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I’ve heard that at any given time there is an average of about 40 volcanoes erupting on earth...............
All I can say is, thanks Long Island. Thanks for being there.
What is the highest elevation on Long Island? The expected tsunami could be 100+ feet....................
This is a very odd sequence of events. The dynamics are not normal. Few things to consider; EQ’s have actually lowered in depth as the intensity has increased. Typically if magma was on the move the opposite would be observed. Constant rumble, not harmonics are being heard by land and by sea. There is no chimney suggesting that magma is sourcing from the hotspot located directly under El Hierro.
Inflation is directly resulting from movement, inflation is not causing the movement.
Weird stuff.....the EQ swarm has rotated as if a large pool of magma is caught in the throat but there is no recording of it rising there....Some scientist are suggesting a stress load from the last landslide is finally releasing it's energy but that would not explain the CO2 rises.
This is something I have been watching....but just am in awe with!
Thanks for the ping!
A FREEPER was just in the Canary Islands.
Not sure if they’ll comment on thread, or not.
Not much. Some models have a tsunami inundating up to 10 miles or so, others more than a hundred. In the first case, I have water front property. In the latter, I’m toast. Very soggy toast.
Earthquake Swarm Continues On El Hierro, Canary Islands By MARK DUNPHY - Tue Oct 04, 9:51 am
Fascinating book :-)
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