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  • Photo of #La Soufriere – Monday’s update

    #La Soufriere – Monday’s update

    Following is the Monday 19 April update from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) which is monitoring La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Today’s update follows the latest explosive eruption which took place on Sunday at 4:49 pm. That eruption came 52 hours after the previous explosive event. There have now been at least 30 explosive events…

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  • Photo of #La Soufriere – Thursday update

    #La Soufriere – Thursday update

    The following is the Thursday morning Scientific Update from the UWI Seismic Research Centre which is monitoring La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1. Seismic activity at La Soufrière continued to follow the established pattern with bands of tremor about between 13 and 15 hours apart separated by swarms of small long-period earthquakes. 2. The latest band…

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  • Photo of #La Soufriere – Wednesday Update: Another Overnight Explosion

    #La Soufriere – Wednesday Update: Another Overnight Explosion

    La Soufriere recorded another explosive eruption Tuesday night. The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (SRC) reported that the ‘large explosion’ began around 10:48 p.m. and the local emergency management organisation (NEMO) said there were pyroclastic flows down the eastern side of the volcano. Pyroclastic flows or currents are fast moving collections of solidified lava, ash and hot…

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  • Photo of Sunday morning update #LaSoufriere volcano

    Sunday morning update #LaSoufriere volcano

    UWI Seismic Research Centre – La Soufriere Eruption Scientific Update: 11/04/21 9am 1. In the last twelve hours episodes of tremor normally lasting up to 20 minutes have continued to be recorded. 2. The intervals between the tremors have been between 1.5 to 3 hours. 3. Based on visual observations and satellite imagery, the intervals are associated with periods of…

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