Tirelessly updating Avalon on the El Hierro eruption.

[randles]

Here is a reminder from CANARIAS7....about the La Palma Eruption, and the information and misinformation, historically and otherwise....

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=231936

"The eruption of Teneguía: uncertainty before, tranquility and tourism after"

"Traductor
The eruption of the volcano Teneguía, La Palma, occurred in the fall of 1971 and was preceded by a period of uncertainty in the population, the large number of earthquakes there, and became an unforgettable memory for the palm and an event that brought tourism to the island.

People were scared before the eruption, the succession of earthquakes caused the palm sometimes have to go out of their houses, and there were even those who slept in tents, reminiscent of Juan Jose Santos Efe, a neighbor who lived Fuencaliente first-person event.

Intense tremors, earthquakes strong enough and cracked houses caused the scare people, especially given the uncertainty of where the volcano erupt, says Juan Jose Santos.

However, when the October 26 Teneguía erupted on the island people attended breathed a quiet and unforgettable event of your memories, day and night there was a parade of people to see the volcano.

It was a typical rash, which produced a few low-lying volcanic cones and a series of lava that fell into the sea. Once started the eruption was a major attraction for the island, told Efe volcanologist Juan Carlos Carracedo CSIC.

Teneguía was the last eruption occurred in Spain and caused the deaths of two people, a photographer and a fisherman who got too close and went into a place where they died from lack of oxygen, recalls the volcanologist.

There was a lot of misinformation, many people make the mistake of getting too close to the volcano and the lava, and ignoring the presence of hazardous gases, laments Juan Jose Santos.

When times were Teneguía erupted and there were no existing instruments for measuring earthquakes and provide for a possible eruption.

The only information that was obtained by chance came as the American Information Agency (USIA) observed a large number of earthquakes, which were not perceived by the population, with a series of hydrophones that were installed in the south of La Palma monitor the passage of Soviet submarines, describes Carracedo.

The National Geographic Institute (IGN) documents fourteen episodes of eruptions took place in Spain since the fifteenth century, all in the Canaries.

To find the last eruption before Teneguía have to go back to 1949 and placed in the volcanoes of Nambroque, Peach and Llano del Banco, also in La Palma.

The first eruption in Spain than there is photographic documentation and geological studies was between 18 to November 27, 1909, when the volcano erupted Chinyero Tenerife.

And the first of which is recorded in the Geographical Institute at the volcano occurred or Burnt Mountain Tacande La Palma, although no damage data and the date is set, so vague, between 1430 and 1440.

Is even more inaccurate the second reference made by IGN, an eruption that occurred between 24 and 25 August 1492 in the Canary Islands and was seen by Christopher Columbus."

[Hervé]

Strongest EQ for the day:

For the day:

Edit: the big,fat red one at 2:10 am above, was a 3.6

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The continuously changing scale keeps compressing the earlier graphs to the bottom!

How it's looking like now from Las Puntas de La Frontera:

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[Hervé]

Following the count of EQs as shown by the red bars (>2.0) there seem to be a subsiding of the overall activity, provided the trend continues:

As for the location of the most recent EQs (red dots), they remain in the Julan Sea of Calm:

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[randles]

http://www.diarioelhierro.com/



SEISMIC CRISIS SPECIAL - 4/10/2011


"Telefónica ensure vital communications in El Hierro if necessary

DIARIOELHIERRO.ES, writing (10/04/2011)

Telefónica has launched its contingency plan to ensure the functioning of vital telecommunications services in the Island of Hierro to a possible volcanic eruption. The operator, aware of the importance of telecommunications to the island population and the El Hierro in particular, has developed this package early enough and according to Platec (Plan territorial emergency civil protection Autonomous Islands), reported in a note.

The contingency plan includes an array of technical and human resources so far unprecedented on the island. Over one hundred people from different departments of the company have been activated and are acting now to ensure the island telecommunications services, giving priority to emergency communications and media security, and monitoring of large infrastructures.

Telefónica territorial leaders have maintained permanent contact to coordinate efforts to develop, both responsible for the Cabildo Insular de El Hierro, as with the General Directorate of Security and Emergency and the Directorate General of Telecommunications, Government of the Canaries.

With the launch, as a preventive of this Contingency Plan, which is another example of the company's commitment to the Canary Islands, where it has 850 employees with 2,000 other partner companies, Telefónica is anticipating one more time to act with greater speed, quality and efficacy, if it was necessary to safeguard telecommunications in the island of El Hierro and from there to the outside.

The contingency plan includes volcanic risk the likely scenarios and its impact on Telefónica plant in all its services and consists of 8 actions:

1 .- Convening of the Emergency Committee, to coordinate the technical and human resources necessary to secure communications.

2 .- Enabling Territorial Coordination team. To establish a channel of direct communication and coordination with the Security and Emergency Administration of the Canary Islands, being located in person a partner of Telefonica in the CECOES Tenerife and one in the Cecoi of El Hierro, actions contained within the Territorial Emergency Plan for Protection Civil Canary Islands (Platec) as "basic services".

3 .- Implementation of actions to ensure communications in case of submarine cable cut-La Gomera El Hierro FIG. Works have been developed to safeguard communications, emergency services, fixed telephony, mobile telephony, internet, other circuit carriers and private circuits for customers. For what it is necessary to operate in different transport systems via radio signal with alternate routes for La Palma and La Gomera.

4 .- Make sure the power supply using portable generators and batteries. They ensure all call centers, in addition to mobile telephony base stations called strategic, placing mobile generators for those that do not have stationary group, ensuring power and cooling to the equipment. They have traveled to the island 12 emergency generators and a large capacity generator that could power of the population if necessary.

5 .- They have evolved from the work necessary to increase the current capacity of mobile communication. He has managed the adaptation of work needed to increase the communication capacity of base stations, prioritizing and Guarazoca Frontera, since at that point will focus the helm of the EMU and the forward command post of Security and Emergency WFP.

6 .- endowments have increased current spares of all technologies: access, data transport, mobile and submarine cable and emergency cable outside plant optical fiber as both copper.

7 .- They move to the island of El Hierro emergency communications elements, consisting of:

1 Transportable Mobile Unit: 140/280 able to transmit simultaneous communications in 2G and 3G or satellite radio respectively.

2 ethernet STM1 transportable radio links.

9 Units INMARSAT. Portable equipment for establishing voice communications via satellite.

6 Units ipsative. Equipment capable of establishing a bidirectional link of 2 Mbps satellite channel that allows a 2Mb ADSL plus two simultaneous voice communications.

2 Units MiniLink PHD + Ethernet. 32x2 radio link.

8 .- Transfer of a specialized team. Moves to the island of El Hierro a team that specializes in emergency communications equipment will operate to safeguard mobile and fixed communications.

This team is composed of a total of 25 people from El Hierro, Tenerife and national emergency logistics base, specializing in broadcast, radio, switching, energy, outside plant and wireless service.

Technicians carry out prevention work in previous communications to a possible volcanic event and continue their performance during the same in the unlikely event it is activated."

[Hervé]

CO2 ground emissions:

[randles]

Hey Amzer Zo..... following your "follow the money" post

I cant help but be pulled back to the PIONEERING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT on El Hierro.


Here are some videos from DEUTSCHE WELLE

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=SX_Y4qdL8no

.....
Spain: El Hierro - An Ecological Paradise | European Journal

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=T_MXoyii-bU

"GLOBALISATION...a perspective of Cristina Ferro"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UeDlsfzypoA

[Hervé]

Hi randles, I'm gonna have to have a look at it later; not getting any dots connected right now... so, I am off for now.

Enjoy the current quiet and your day!

[Guest]

Good Morning Randles-

Wondering around PA this morning having a good cup of cafe' thought I would stop by and say hallo and give you and your puppy a cyber air hug

Wishing you a beautiful day

Nora

we are all related

[randles]

I shall leave you for today with the peace of mind of seeing a wonderous movement of energy to the South...

[Red Skywalker]

Telefónica ensure vital communications in El Hierro if necessary

Don't forget Ham radio amateurs when all communications are down.
In Europe there are always HAM radio amateurs listening on the 40, 20 ,17,and 15 meter bands. These bands are suitable for reaching all of Europe from the Canaries.
If more HAM radio emergency frequencies are known, we can listen more specific.
(40 meter: 7.0 - 7.2 Mhz, 20 meter: 14.0 - 14.35 Mhz, 17 meter: 18.0 18.168 Mhz, 15 meter: 21.0 - 21.45 Mhz)

HAM radio amateur,

Red Skywalker
(I don't reveal my ham radio call-sign, staying a little bit longer anonymous)

[applejax]

Hi randles,

finally got around to your thread...just praying that everyone in the island is safe and sound. take care

<3 applejax

[Hervé]

Strongest tremor for the day:

For the day:

Refresh your browser to get the latest traces

The continuously changing scale keeps compressing the earlier graphs to the bottom!

How it's looking like now from Las Puntas de La Frontera:

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Following the count of EQs as shown by the red bars (>2.0) there definitely is a subsiding of the overall activity, provided the trend continues:

As for the location of the most recent EQs (red dots), they remain in the Julan Sea of Calm:

Refresh your browser page to get the latest numbers and positions.

[sygh]

Amzer Zo,
It looks like this is just about as far south as poly plans to travel.

Randles, I don't think the wind/hydro hybrid power plant is a cause for concern, or related to the EQ associated with volcanic activity. By far this is the best most efficient alternative energy project I have seen to date. It makes me want to have an extinct volcano in my back yard.

Scientists are telling us we will hit peak oil by 2020, give or take a couple of years. You are well aware production won't halt, nor does it mean we won't have natural gas, hydro, or nuclear power, etc... but the cost will rise significantly. Best for all to be prepared for that, hype or no hype. With power, El Hierro will do well toward being able to support herself. No one should want to stop this project from coming to fruition. The oilers will get plenty of money, and for a longer period of time.

Am going to a meeting later on this evening at North Carolina State University to discuss wind power here, off our coast. We have the wind for it.

[Hervé]

Posted by sygh (here)
Amzer Zo,
It looks like this is just about as far south as poly plans to travel.

[...]

It sure looks that way... now moving sideways like a kingcrab...

[Pete]

haven't posted for a while but have been observing thread, just want to say I'm thinking of you all and I sense a calmness now. what will be will be.
hugs Pete

[Hervé]

It is indeed cooling down now... until the next time.

By comparison, there is the recent (Tuesday) example of the Anak Krakatau erupting after 6000 to 7000 tremors PER DAY:

Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, erupted on Tuesday ...

[...]

The Indonesian Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Centre reported that an estimated 6,000-7,000 volcanic earthquakes were recorded daily during the weekend and on Monday. Daily earthquake totals usually do not exceed 100-200

From: http://www.irishweatheronline.com/ne...pts/40655.html

That gives a rough idea as to when the situation can be called critical at El Hierro; if it ever gets there.

[Hervé]

News of the day past from: http://www.emergenciaselhierro.org/

October 5, 2011


INFORMATION NOTE

The Canary Islands government requests that the Geological Survey assess the risk of landslides in El Hierro
• Today was held in Madrid the State Committee for Coordination of Civil Protection for Volcanic Risk

The Director General of Security and Emergency of the Canary Islands, Juan Manuel Santana, has asked this morning in Madrid at the meeting of the State Committee for the Coordination of Civil Protection for Volcanic Risk, the Geological Survey assess the risk of landslides in El Hierro.

In this regard, the Secretary of Interior, Pilar Gallego, who chaired the meeting, instructed the Government Delegation in the Canary Islands to convene a meeting in the coming days to address this issue, which is of vital importance to the inhabitants of the Island .

As you may recall the risk of landslides is the main effect they are having earthquakes that affect El Hierro, especially since September 24 when it increased its intensity.

In this vein, the president of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Armas, after a meeting with island, in Valverde, said "the situation has not changed and remain the preventive measures taken."


Evolution of the phenomenon

In recent days, scientists from IGN, the official organ for volcano monitoring have detected a shift of the phenomenon south of the island on the Sea of ​​calms. Until this trend is confirmed by the scientists themselves, the Government will keep the yellow light, recommending that people watch for official communications and to implement measures for self-distributed.

The latest official summary of activity reflected the ground deformation has exceeded 35 mm and that yesterday, October 2, there were two earthquakes way, both of magnitude greater than or equal to three, one at 12:31: 11 hours and a second at 19:39:49 hours.

[Hervé]

From: http://www.diarioelhierro.com/



Map where you can see the earthquake felt on Wednesday, a 2.8 magnitude

SEISMIC CRISIS SPECIAL - 5/10/2011
OF THE 18 HOUR DETECTED UNTIL 11:35 CANARIA

El Hierro has only been feeling an earthquake so far

The island of El Hierro has counted up to 10:35 GMT (11:35 hours canaria) this Wednesday, October 5 A total of 18 earthquakes, one felt by the population, according to the latest update of the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

[Hervé]

From: http://www.diarioelhierro.com/


Alpidio Armas and Maria Carmen Morales after the meeting this Wednesday. Gelmert Finol / www.diarioelhierro.es.

SEISMIC CRISIS SPECIAL - 10/05/2011 (16:42 pm)
LOCATION IS CAUSING THE DETACHMENTS

The council commissioned a new study on the hillside adjacent to the tunnel will remain closed

Alpidio Armas explained that there are no studies to ensure that the structure of the tunnel and the hillside's Roquille contiguous withstand an earthquake of magnitude 4,''something that could occur in the coming days.''

DIARIOELHIERRO.ES, writing (10.5.2011. 16:41 pm)
The president of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Armas, Valverde said on Wednesday it has commissioned a new study to determine the status of the adjacent hillside outside Los Roquille tunnel, where landslides have occurred and has constant caused the closure of the same on other occasions before the seismic swarm was detected that affects the island as a result of volcanic activity on the island

For that reason,''and the lack of guarantees,''the tunnel will be closed to traffic, confirmed Armas.

The chairman of the council, who accompanied the Minister of Safety and Emergency Cabildo de El Hierro, Maria del Carmen Morales, was speaking to the media after the meeting in the capital of El Hierro between technicians emergency device displaced volcanic risk the island, the Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME) and Vice President of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Atilano Morales and El Hierro technical institution.

EARTHQUAKE of magnitude 4

Alpidio Armas explained, in this sense that "there are no studies that lead them to ensure that the structure of the tunnel and the hillside The next Roquille withstand an earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale," something which she said - on the basis of data provided by the scientific committee, "could occur in the coming days," he said.

For its part, the Minister of Safety and Emergency Cabildo de El Hierro, Maria del Carmen Morales, found that "already has repaired the detachment occurred in previous days inside Roquille, replacing the affected area," he said.

In this regard, reports that after the rains that occurred on the island, in the day yesterday (Tuesday), "there was a detachment of material on the outside of the tunnel, which according to the magnitudes of the movements being recorded earthquake in El Hierro can not guarantee the safety of tunnels Roquille right now, "he said.

TUNNEL STUDY OF THE INTERIOR

Following the meeting held on Wednesday, has commissioned a study of the tunnel and the hillside study update contiguous to it the Spanish Geological and Mining Institute (IGME) dated July 2010, study it took about a week to be completed and which will release the strategy to use in terms of possible solutions and actions taken to resolve the closure of this important infrastructure, which causes inconvenience to many residents and businesses of this region El Hierro in the economy and daily life in the same.

[Hervé]

From: http://www.diarioelhierro.com/


IGN map which includes the last earthquake of 3.1 degrees, felt by the population


SEISMIC CRISIS SPECIAL - 10/05/2011 (21:25 pm)
S OF REGISTERED UNTIL 33 HOURS OF THIS WEDNESDAY 20:54

El Hierro recorded two earthquakes way so far

Earthquakes El Hierro felt by the population, were of 2.9 and 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, both located in the south of the island and 15 and 12 km deep, respectively.

DIARIOELHIERRO.ES, writing (10.5.2011. 21:35 pm)
The island of El Hierro has counted up to 19:54 GMT (20:54 hours canaria) this Wednesday, October 5, a total of 33 earthquakes, two of them felt by the population, according to the latest update of the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN) collected by DAILY IRON, earthquakes felt by the population El Hierro, were of 2.9 and 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. The first one was detected at 16:23 GMT (17:23 hours canaria), in the south of the island and about 15 kilometers deep.

The second tremor felt by the islanders, of 3.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, occurred at 19:54 GMT (20:54 hours canaria), in the El-Mar Julan The Calm and 12 kilometers from depth.

From 1:13 GMT (2:13 hours canaria), until 19:54 GMT (20:54 hours canaria), have detected a total of 33 earthquakes, with seismic situation which is less than in days past. All earthquakes recorded so far have been between 1.6 and 3.1 magnitude.

All earthquakes were located in the El-Mar Julan of calms and between 13 and 16 kilometers deep.