La Palma Volcano Update
Eruption continues, tremor rising gradually, more quakes - what it could mean Wed, 29 Sep 2021, 11:36 11:36 AM | BY: T Ground deformation at LP04 station (IGN) Since the violent re-start of activity on Monday evening, the eruption has been going on with more or less stable lava output from the vent, and volcanic tremor has been stable. During this morning, a tendency of increasing activity seems to be manifesting itself. Interestingly, more quakes have started to occur again, mostly at 10-15 km depth under the central part of the volcano. There were 6 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 21 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. The latest magnitude 3+ quake occurred only 1.5 hours ago, at 11.13 a.m., and was felt again by the local population. Inflation and ground deformation have picked up as well during the past 12 hours or so, after they had been leveling out in the days before. What could all this mean? We cannot say for sure, but one possible interpretation coul...