http://www.ign.es/ign/resources/volcanologia/jpg/Eventos_HIERRO_15D.jpg El Hierro and BoB are a theme that runs right through Volcanocafe and there is still unrest there more than 2 years after the onset of the seismic crisis. It’s been a bit busy this week and the comments from the crowd (thanks loyal commentators) provide a useful lesson in reading/ navigating the seismometers……
Some parts (?) of El Hierro experienced a short power outage last night, This was also viewable on the solitary working webcam at the moment which was noticed by some regulars. Quite some earthquakes Mag. 3+ and even some Mag 4+ have been recorded. chryphia created a new plot which shows the action going on:…
Since the last post has grown somewhat ‘large’, I thought I could better create a new post with some updated information, and less than about 600 (!) comments to scroll by. Because the last post (and the comments section) was really full with excellent links, I will start off by providing the link to the…
The situation in El Hierro is interesting but it is unlikely an eruption is already taking place because there are no reports of stains so far. We here on Volcanocafe have a soft spot for this island because the action there in autumn/winter 2011 was one big reason why this blog came into existence at…
VC-commenters arjanmm and Alison noted at 14:54 and 14:59 UTC today that some tremor was going on at our famous Canarian friend El Hierro. A clear rise in tremor, combined with several earthquakes were seen at the seismic stations on El Hierro, most notably on the CHIE-station. Diario El Hierro (the local newspaper) has already posted a…
