Volcano Discovery Wednesday Apr 03, 2013 11:54 AM
Tremor signal (ETFI station, INGV)
Current seismic signal (IGN
Etna (Sicily, Italy): Tremor at the New SE crater (ETFI signal, Torre del Filosofo station) continues to rise. It seems now almost Certain that a new paroxysm is in the making.
...3 Apr:
The tremor has started to rise,- possibly this could be the begin of a new paroxysm at the New SE crater. Clouds in the summit area prevent direct view to confirm if any activity is occurring there at the moment.
El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): A series of stronger earthquakes has occurred earlier today, including two felt quakes at about 20 km depth of magnitudes 4.2 and 4.5. The epicenters were in the same area as previously, about 10-15 km to the west of the island.
Ijen (East Java, Indonesia): Authorities have decided to close access to Kawah Ijen. The decision was based on elevated seismic and degassing activity observed since 20 March. Gas plumes often reach more than 100 m in height.
Guntur (West Java): Elevated seismic activity has been detected at the volcano and VSI raised the alert level to 2 on a scale of 1-4 ("Waspada", "watch"). It is recommended not to approach the crater within 2 km.
The last eruption of the volcano dates back to October 1847.
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