Volcano and Earthquake watch

[2hats]

Just eruptive events. Last time, in 1963, it rumbled on spasmodically for a month before it really blew.

 

[bimble]

I really hope it is over quickly and damage is contained by all the preparations that have been made this time. The longer tourists stay away it'll be an economic disaster for so many people as well as everything else.

 

[2hats]

Clearly upset at being upstaged by Indonesia, Iceland is making a comeback…

Öræfajökull has been experiencing a swarm of minor earthquakes since midsummer which might indicate it is waking back up. This particular beauty produced Icelands’s largest known explosive eruption of the last 1000 years when it kicked off in 1362 (the last but one eruption, the other being a lesser one in 1727).

 

[2hats]

Agung getting a little more lively overnight/today, generating plenty of ash:







Live video feed:

 

[teqniq]

Volcano thought to be dormant erupts for the first time in known history

 

[2hats]

Fairly large quake (7.8) off the coast of Honduras a few minutes ago.

 

[Supine]

Volcano thought to be dormant erupts for the first time in known history

Just south of the rather charmingly named Blup Blup Island

 

[teqniq]

Alert level raised as Philippine volcano explodes

 

[2hats]

Big mag 8.1 (shallow, 20km) off the southern coast of Alaska just now (USGS). Preliminary tsunami warning issued for Hawaii with arrival due 1426UTC.

 

[krtek a houby]

Soldier killed and 11 hurt as Japanese volcano erupts near ski resort

 

[StoneRoad]

Big mag 8.1 (shallow, 20km) off the southern coast of Alaska just now (USGS). Preliminary tsunami warning issued for Hawaii with arrival due 1426UTC.

Just small tsunami at Kodiak, most alerts stood down.
Alaska tsunami fears prompt evacuation

 

[StoneRoad]

A nice round-up from the BBC - Ring of Fire is active - but that's normal

and gently squashing the scare-mongering about activity in the "Pacific Ring of Fire" ...

 

[2hats]

Mt Sinabung has kicked off overnight, but apparently no one hurt. Volcanic ash advisories in place for flights.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[2hats]

Large 7.4-7.6 earthquake just in Papua New Guinea. No tsunami threat.

 

[StoneRoad]

Kilauea: Earthquakes follow eruptions from Hawaii volcano

BBC info - Massive quake follows Hawaii eruptions

 

[hipipol]

Hawaii :- Daily reports from the USGS are on this Youtube channel


Big Island Video News

 

[bimble]

It’s happening again ..(bali) I got in last night and now they’ve temporarily shut the airport (because of ash clouds ).Everyone seems calm but .
The pic on way from airport yesterday ..

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Hope the eruption doesn't cause any major problems bimble

 

[2hats]

A new ‘island’ (technically an emerged submarine tumulus) has formed off the coast of Big Island.

More here.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Anak Krakatau, the spawn of Krakatoa, has been erupting.

 

[2hats]

Öræfajökull has been experiencing a swarm of minor earthquakes since midsummer which might indicate it is waking back up. This particular beauty produced Icelands’s largest known explosive eruption of the last 1000 years when it kicked off in 1362 (the last but one eruption, the other being a lesser one in 1727).

Now getting more active:

Öræfajökull volcano is showing clear signs of unrest with an inflation phase for at least a year and a half. The inflation is ongoing and it is reflected by increased seismic activity and characteristic deformation pattern. There are no signs of decrease in the inflation rate or the seismicity. The state of unrest persists despite a decrease in geothermal activity since last December. The source causing the inflation is most likely injection of new magma. The volume change since the start of the unrest is of the order of magnitude of 10 million m3 (about 0.2 m3/sec) comparable to the intrusion activity in Eyjafjallajökull some years before the eruption in 2010. New resistivity measurements indicate the presence of geothermally altered rocks at shallow levels inside the caldera consistent with intermittent high temperature geothermal activity as seen in many other volcanoes.

Öræfajökull is in a typical preparation stage before an eruption but the temporal evolution and the outcome is unknown. Increase in the geothermal activity with associated floods and gas release is a possible scenario.

Has the potential to make Eyjafjallajökull look like a burp with extensive economic/travel impacts (maritime as well as air).

Pronunciation: err-iver-yerkotl

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Did the earth move for you cupid_stunt?

A minor 3.6 earthquake happened near the south coast yesterday.

Earthquake info : M3.6 earthquake on Wed, 27 Feb 03:42:21 UTC / ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - 52 experience reports

 

[cupid_stunt]

Did the earth move for you cupid_stunt?

A minor 3.6 earthquake happened near the south coast yesterday.

Earthquake info : M3.6 earthquake on Wed, 27 Feb 03:42:21 UTC / ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - 52 experience reports

Near the south coast? Have they moved Surrey, and not told me?

The epicenter was about 25 miles/50 Km north of here, and nothing was felt here.

I've lost count of the number of earthquakes they have had up there in the last couple of years, since oil exploration drilling started, despite having none in over 50 years before, the oil company & the Oil and Gas Authority denies it has anything to do with drilling.

But three geologists at Edinburgh University, including one who attended the OGA workshop, concluded before this month’s earth tremors:

“Future oil exploration and production close to critically-stressed faults in the Weald is likely to result in similar earthquake events.”

Update: Record-level earthquake in Newdigate, Surrey – calls for reopening of inquiry into links to oil industry

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Near the south coast? Have they moved Surrey, and not told me?

It was near enough the south coast.

Similar to up here with the fracking shite up in Lancashire.

 

[StoneRoad]

Vesuvius having a few earthquakes ...

Mount Vesuvius WARNING after the Italy's Volcano hit by 34 Earthquakes in One day

 

[StoneRoad]

Mt Agung (Bali) has been hissin' 'n' spittin' , again

Flights resume after Bali volcano disruption

 

[MrSki]

 

[krtek a houby]

Felt this (even though it was miles and miles away) whilst watching the scene in Good Omens where the apocalyptic storm is kicking in!

 

[MrSki]

Felt this (even though it was miles and miles away) whilst watching the scene in Good Omens where the apocalyptic storm is kicking in!

Glad nothing seemed to come from it. 6.8 is pretty strong.