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Monday, Jan 02, 2012
Laacher See volcano (Germany): no reason to think it is going to erupt anytime soon
The Daily Mail writes today "Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt?", suggesting that the Laacher See volcano in Western Germany could "erupt any time" and produce a large eruption such as the devastating (but still moderate, not super-volcano at all) Plinian eruption 11,900 years ago. ... read all
 

Laacher See volcano

caldera 407 m, Germany, 50.42°N / 7.28°E
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Earthquake list: past 7 days (only M>=-0.8) (2 quakes)

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Earthquake depth plotUpdated: Thu, 9 Jul 18:06 UTC (GMT)
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocationMapSource
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
Tue, 7 Jul 00:06 UTCM 1.7 / 5 km - [info]Laacher See (10 km) GERMANY - 14km de Andernach
[Map]		RENASS
Tue, 7 Jul 00:06 UTCM 1.1 / 11.3 km - [info]Laacher See (10 km) Ochtendung (RP) (Germany)
[Map]		GD NRW
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5*10^7 J (7 KWh) [learn more]

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