Piton de la Fournaise volcano news & updates:
Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion) activity update: eruption ended 30 May 2015
Mon, 1 Jun 2015, 11:05
11:05 AM | BY: T
Tremor during the eruption of Piton de la Fournaise volcano (OVPF)
Tremor disappeared around 20:50, following a decreasing trend since 27 May. According to estimates of the volcano observatory, the eruption produced approx. 8 million cubic meters of lava during its 13 days of activity, a typical value for an eruption of Piton de la Fournaise in recent decades.
Interestingly, no significant deflation has been detected accompanying the eruption,- this means that it has not drained much of the magma chamber and that a new eruption, even in a short time from now, could be a realistic scenario.
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Previous news
Fri, 22 May 2015, 06:44
The eruption continues with stable lava effusion accompanied by stable tremor levels since Monday. Lava fountaining at the vent reaches up to 40 m height and the lava flow continues to move slowly towards the coast, from where it was still 3 km distant yesterday evening. ... read all
Wed, 20 May 2015, 01:06
The eruption continues with strong lava effusion. As of 19 May evening, the lava flow had been at 3 km from the coastal road, having advanced 750 m during the past 24 hours. ... read all
Mon, 18 May 2015, 12:51
The new eruption continues, although only the lowest vent seems to be still active by now. It continues to feed a large lava flow now headed towards the vast coastal flat to the east. In the course of today, it reached the steeper section of the Enclos, the "Grandes Pentes" and started to descend there. ... read all
Sun, 17 May 2015, 14:03
A new eruption, so far small, began this Sunday at 13:45 from a fissure vent at the the southeast slopes of the Dolomieux crater inside the Enclos next to the Château Fort cone. ... read all
Wed, 29 Apr 2015, 21:10
A new eruption could be on its way at the volcano. ... read all

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