Friday, Apr 05, 2013
The recent seismic crisis could be over: No further significant earthquake activity has occurred since the last pulse on Wednesday. It becomes more and more likely that the crisis (or, if that is was what caused it, the magmatic intrusion under western El Hierro) has ended. ...
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Sunday, Mar 31, 2013
A strong magnitude 4.9 earthquake has occurred at 11:00 GMT west of El Hierro at 20 km depth. This is so far the by far strongest quake during the seismic crisis.
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Photos from El Hierro
El Hierro volcano eruptionsshield volcano 1500 m
Canary Islands, Spain, 27.63°N / -17.99°W Eruption list: 2012 (?) (probable second submarine eruption in June-July west of the island), 2011-12 (Oct-Mar, submarine eruption near La Restinga), 1793 |
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