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10/02/2012 @ 10:04 – Four months after the initial eruption on El Hierro there is still no clear indication of what is going to happen, some scientists say that the eruption phase is continuing, others say that it is ending. Over the last few weeks there have been a couple of earthquakes over 3 degrees Richter but the IGN say that this is not symbolic of any new ‘phase’ or new eruption process.

23/01/2012 @ 08:47 – Scientists at the National Geographic Institute (IGN) have reported that the gas temperature in the interior of the lava fragments rose to 426 ° C on Saturday (21/01/2012). This measurement was taken collecting samples, which were expelled to the surface of the mar de Las Calmas area starting at around 09.30. A greater amplitude of the tremor occurred at 10.00. A temperature of 19.7 º C in the emission area was recorded, compared to 19.0 ° C in an unaffected area.

09/01/2012 @ 08:47 – During Saturday (07/01/2012) there was a presence of “balls or balloons” of large lava, some measuring over 2 meters in size which rose to the surface of the sea and floated through the volcanic due to the gas trapped inside, reaching temperatures of up to 85.5 ° C.

08/01/2012 @ 11:19 - The cameras that are currently providing live images of the eruptive process off the coast of La Restinga continues, as evidenced by the volcanic tremor signal and the expulsion of magmatic material to the surface, although it is currently in a phase of stability. In the latest eruptive process last Wednesday, pieces of lava fragments of large size, of about 1 cubic meter in diameter, were seen on the sea surface but due to the poor sea conditions could not be collected.

29/12/2011 @ 10:31 - The underwater volcano on the south coast of the island of El Hierro has again started to expel  fine material and steaming in the area of the sea surface has been observed. A note from the Civil Protection Plan for Volcanic Risk (Pevolca) indicates that it has recorded increased activity in the area of emission and the tremor signal shows that the eruptive process which began in October is still active. As for the evolution of the sea surface affected by this process, the IGN has explained that over the last two days, it is spreading to the east and northeast of the island carried by the current, which has allowed it to be visible from Valverde since the 26th December 2011. The amplitude of the tremor signal has had a behavior similar to the previous days but yesterday its level increased.

With respect to the deformations of the ground control stations show a stable pattern.

16/12/2011 @ 09:50 – Telefonica and the council of El Hierro have now activated the live webcam on the north coast of El Hierro covering the area of Frontera, click here to view this new live webcam.

15/12/2011 @ 09:01 – The IGN has confirmed the stabilisation of the underwater eruptive process in shallow waters to the south of La Restinga as there is a marked decrease in seismicity, reaching the lowest values ​​since the eruptive process began on 10th October 2011. They have said that in the current situation is not considered necessary to maintain constant 24 hour surveillance. It will continue monitoring the activity and its assessment in terms of scenarios, and the issuance of periodic reports and decision making.

12/12/2011 @ 13:30 – For the first time since the earthquakes started on El Hierro on the 17th July there have been no earthquakes in a 24 hour period. Since the events started there have been 11.930 events registered.

06/12/2011 @ 21:25 - Today there has been steaming lava blocks in the area of the submarine eruption on El Hierro. The crew of the Sea Rescue boat Adhara with IGN staff on board have taken samples of these fragments in the waters of La Restinga for analysis. In addition, IGN has confirmed to PEVOLCA yesterday that only three earthquakes were located to the north-west of Frontera. The largest of these had a magnitude 2.4 on the Richter scale and occurred at 15:22, being felt by the population the depths have varied between 19 and 22 km.

03/12/2011 @ 23:50 – There has been very little activity on the island of El Hierro. Today there were a total of just 3 earthquakes registered on the island, all to the northwest.  On the 2nd Dec there were 5 quakes registered and on the 1st Dec there were 7 earthquakes. The residents of the island have been allowed to return to their homes and are asking for the ‘red’ level alert to be lifted.

27/11/2011 @ 12:47 – The underwater volcano eruption occurring in the Mar de Las Calmas area has started expelling large pieces of magma to the sea surface. Eye witnesses say they are up to one meter in diameter.

25/11/2011 @ 09:01 – So far today there have been 4 earthquakes on the island of El Hierro, one of them, at 02:35 was a 3.1 degree quake which was felt by the islands population.

25/11/2011 @ 08:59 – New image of the sea surface on El Hierro.

24/11/2011 @ 07:13 – Yesterday there were 21 earthuakes on the island of El Hierro, the largest one was 2.6 degrees at 11:22 to the south-west of the island. Today there has been just one earthquake so far which was registered at 01:11 located to the north-west of the island, it measured 1.8 on the Richter scale.

22/11/2011 @ 19:18 – There has been a 3.3 degree earthquake on El Hierro, timed at 16:46 today, which was felt by the population. It was located to the north-west of the island.

22/11/2011 @ 07:27 – There have been 20 earthquakes already this morning on El Hierro, all between 1.5 and 2 degrees Richter, the majority located to the north-west of the island.

21/11/2011 @ 17:47 – Canarian government confirm that there is not a second underwater eruption taking place off the south of La Restinga.

21/11/2011 @ 15:02 – As reported by INVOLCAN (volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands), members of the Guardia Civil Helicopter Unit, which are currently working with Involcan on the monitoring of the eruption in the South of La Restinga, have found what could be a new underwater eruption. Apparently, this new emission zone is located east of the other two eruptive and a light eruptive bubble similar to that observed in the early stages of the eruption has been noticed in this new area. In the next few hours there will be a reconnaissance flight by helicopter from the GES and a group of scientists. Meanwhile, scientists have found a slight rise in ground deformation. Yesterday the National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded 24 earthquakes at a depth of between 15 and 27 km, and four of them were felt by the population. The movement of greater magnitude, 3.7 on the Richter scale, occurred at 03.15 and was located 2 miles off the coast of Frontera at a depth of 21 km and was felt mainly in the town of Tigaday. In total, from July 17th, 2011 over 11.700 events have been logged.

21/11/2011 @ 09:04 – Yesterday, there were 24 earthquakes measuring over 1.5 degrees on the Richter scale on the island of El Hierro, four of them were felt by the islands population and the largest one measured 3.7 degrees. So far today there have been five quakes, one of them, timed at 02:02, measured 2.6 and was felt by residents of the island. The majority of them located to the north-west coast of the island.

20/11/2011 @ 08:24 – There have been two earthquakes over 3 degrees Richter today, one measured 3.7 degrees timed at 03:15 and one 3.1 registered at 04:03. Both located to the north-west of the island.

18/11/2011 @ 16:28 – There have been 35 earthquakes today on El Hierro, most of them to the north-west coast of the island. The largest measured 3.7 degrees timed at 15:32 which was felt by the islands population.

17/11/2011 @ 13:15 – Image courtesy of Radip Eye.

17/11/2011 @ 13:06 – Image released taken yesterday at the south coast of El Hierro off the coast of La Restinga over underwater sea volcano eruption.

17/11/2011 @ 11:49 – So far today there have been 9 earthquakes on El Hierro registering over 1.5 derees, the majority to the north-west of the island. The largest one registered was 2.5 and occured at 09:09.

16/11/2011 @ 23:50 – Today there have been 20 earthquakes over 1.5 degrees Richter, the majority to the north-west of El Hierro off the coast of Frontera in the El Golfo area. Two of them were over 3 degrees and three of themcould be felt by the islands population.

16/11/2011 @ 09:37 – New video released.

16/11/2011 @ 08:33 – There have been eight earthquakes measuring over 1.5 on the Richter scale on El Hierro so far today, one of them measured 3.2 and was felt by the islands population.

14/11/2011 @ 14:51 – The evacuated La Restinga residents are being allowed to return to their homes and the Los Roquillos tunnel is re-opened during daytime hours.

14/11/2011 @ 14:47 – After a calm weekend for the volcano eruption process to the south of El Hierro over the Mar de Las Calmas, it appears that the eruption process has started again with the report of the ‘bubbling’ and ‘steaming’ effect coming from the sea surface. Watch the live webcams here.

14/11/2011 @ 08:52 – So far today there have been 11 earthquake over 1.5 degrees on El Hierro, all except one of them were to the north-west of the island. One of them, measuring 3.2 degrees at 07:28 could be felt by the population. Pevolca have stated recently that they could evacuate the area in 4 hours should there be an imminent eruption threat to the area. The areas population is estimated to be 4,000 people.

13/11/2011 @ 17:22 – There have been 13 earthquakes so far today over 1.5 on the Richter scale on El Hierro, 2 of them have been felt by the population of the island, at 05:39 there was a 2.7 degree quake and another 3.1 degree quake at 11:51. the majority of the quakes were located to the north-west of the island.

12/11/2011 @ 17:49 – There has been a 3.1 degree earthquake detected to the north-west of El Hierro at 15:59 this afternoon.

12/11/2011 @ 16:34 – So far today there have been 19 earthquakes over 1.5 degrees on the island of El Hierro, the majority of them to the north-west of the island off the coast of Frontera where experts predict there will be a second eruption. The largest measured 2.8 degrees and was felt by some of the residents of the island.

12/11/2011 @ 12:04 – Probability of a new eruption to the north of El Hierro in the area known as El Golfo gains momentum, according to the scientists that advise Pevolca. This comes after a 4.6 degree earthquake in this area. The experts seem convinced that this will now occur but are not able to say when. There are also reports of the deformation of the sea bed which also lead to the conclusion that a second eruption is imminent. It has been reported that it may be underwater similar to the previous one, or on land.

11/11/2011 @ 14:30 – Link to live webcam on El Hierro is here.

11/11/2011 @ 14:30 – New video released.

11/11/2011 @ 14:23 – The director of the National Geographic Institute has said that they are expecting a possible double eruption to the north of El Hierro both underwater and on land, according to the latest data available to them.

11/11/2011 @ 13:58 – Scientists advise that the probability of a new eruption to the north of El Hierro has increased. A new underwater eruption is predicted to the north of El Hierro, in an area known as ‘El Golfo’

11/11/2011 @ 12:40 – Two webcams are to go live today on the island of El Hierro. One will point at the eruption area in the Mar de Las Calmas sea and another one will point in the general direction of the harbour of La Restinga. Two more webcams are due to be installed in the north, off the coast of Frontera where there is increased activity underwater and a new eruption is predicted. This comes after an agreement between the El Hierro council and Telefonica.

11/11/2011 @ 09:40 – There has been an earthquake between the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria measuring 1.6 Richter at 04:44 this morning.

11/11/2011 @ 09:01 – Scientists prepare for a new eruption, possibly to the north of El Hierro. After a period of calm came a 4.6 degree earthquake this morning, at 00:20 located to the north-west of El Hierro. This is the strongest quake to hit the island so far. Scientists are expecting a new eruption to take place and claim that data points towards a new eruption off the coast of Frontera, to the north-west of the island as this is where all the lastest earthquakes are being detected. So far today there have been 23 earthquakes over 1.5 degrees on the island, three of these have been felt by the islands population. The emergency services (112) received 29 calls from different areas of El Hierro, Tenerife and La Palma when the 4.6 quake struck.

11/11/2011 @ 07:28 – After a quieter few days on El Hierro, the strongest earthquake yet has hit the island at 00:20 this morning, a magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale. It was said to be felt in Tenerife.

10/11/2011 @ 16:23 – So far today there have been 15 earthquakes over 1.5 degrees, a much quieter day on the island of El Hierro.

10/11/2011 @ 15:10 – The Canarian Goverment has pledged economical support for the residents of the island of El Hierro which is to reach them ‘within 10 days’. Many families are still displaced from the area of La Restinga in the south of the island. They are being allowed to return to their homes on a daily basis, but only between the hours of 10:00 and 18:00.

10/11/2011 @ 11:33 – El Hierro council is to install professional webcams for the world to view the eruption live. This is after the huge demand for information from around the world. Telefonica are currently testing a system that will guarantee enough bandwidth to cope with the demand anticipated. More information and the URL will be released over the next few days.

10/11/2011 @ 09:33 – Yesterday, Wednesday 9th November 2011 was a relatively quiet day on El Hierro after the previous days activity.  It total there were 41 earthquakes yesterday registering over 1.5 degrees. Two of them were over 3 degrees and were felt by the population of the island. So far today there have been seven registered quakes on the island, all over 1.5 degrees.

09/11/2011 @ 11:26 – The El Hierro underwater volcano eruption seems to have calmed down today as the ‘bubbling’ and ‘steaming’ effect with explosions and the spewing of magma has dissappeared since its spectacular show yesterday. Despite this news, there have been 18 earthquakes on El Hierro so far today, all overe 1.5 degrees Richter.

09/11/2011 @ 09:05 – New video released here:

09/11/2011 @ 08:55 – Link to live webcam operating from El Hierro (Note : We have not yet been able to view it, possibly due to demand). Click here : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/el-hierro1

08/11/2011 @ 21:25 – Fantastic new video of volcano eruption on El Hierro.

08/11/2011 @ 20:58 – So far today there have been 57 earthquakes over 1.5 degrees Richter around the island of Hierro. Four of them have been felt by the population. Two of them over 3 degrees.

08/11/2011 @ 18:40 – There was an earthquake at 17:51 today measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale. It was located to the northwest of El Hierro off the coast of Frontera. Residents of El Pinar claimed ‘everything moved’.

08/11/2011 @ 18:19 – Image released of El Hierro underwater volcano eruption (Courtesy of Television Canaria).

08/11/2011 @ 14:54 – New image taken today, 8th November 2011.

08/11/2011 @ 13:19 – New image taken today of the volcano eruption taking place on El Hierro here.

08/11/2011 @ 13:01 – There has been a 3.5 degree earthquake on El Hierro at 11:07 this morning. It was felt by the population. It was located to the north west of of El Hierro off the coast of Frontera.

08/11/2011 @ 11:05 – New satellite image released on 5th November 2011 showing extent of magma emerging from the underwater volcano eruption.

07/11/2011 @ 17:58 – New images released from todays El Hierro underwater volcano eruption activity. Images courtesy of the Guardia Civil – Involcan.

07/11/2011 @ 13:44 – Image from todays eruption process here.

07/11/2011 @ 13:40 – Thermal image of El Hierro underwater volcano eruption shows temperatures of up to 35C.

07/11/2011 @ 12:55 – Image of El Hierro underwater volcano eruption.

07/11/2011 @ 12:49 – Residents of La Restinga have been urgently evacuated after the ‘bubbling’ and ‘steaming’ effect increases in intensity and what was described by residents as a ‘huge rock or stone’ was expelled from the epicentre.

07/11/2011 @ 12:24 – After a day of little activity yesterday (Sunday), the underwater volcano eruption has today started to spew out lava and steam off the coast of La Restinga.

07/11/2011 @ 07:38 – So far this morning there have been 11 earthquakes above 1.5 degrees Richter, all located to the north west of El Hierro, off the coast of Frontera. One of them above 3 degrees.

07/11/2011 @ 06:45 - There has been an earthquake registering 3.8 on the Richter scale further away from the Canary Islands, to the north west.

06/11/2011 @ 19:06 – New 3.9 degree earthquake hits North of El Hierro at 18:25. It was felt by the population.

06/11/2011 @ 19:02 – New video images of El Hierro volcano eruption:

06/11/2011 @ 15:58 – Images of El Hierro and the sea surface.

06/11/2011 @ 15:56 – So far today there have been 33 earthquakes on El Hierro over 1.5 degrees Richter. The largest one was at 09:50 and registered 3.4 degrees.

06/11/2011 @ 12:40 – Image of eruption taking place on the sea surface.

06/11/2011 @ 12:38 – Residents of La Restinga are being allowed to return to their homes during daylight. Residents of Frontera were allowed to visit their homes during 11:00 and 12:00.

06/11/2011 @ 11:26 – At 09:50 there has been a 3.4 degree earthquake at a depth of 17km. to the north west of El Hierro off the coast of Frontera.

06/11/2011 @ 10:03 – New image of El Hierro eruption here.

05/11/2011 @ 22:00 – Spectacular images of underwater eruption pumping lava up to 20 metres above the sea level. See them here, here and here.

05/11/2011 @ 20:30 – La Restinga has been evacuated as the underwater volcano eruption pumps lava and stream into the air.

05/11/2011 @ 12:09 – Eleven families have been evacuated from an area known as Los Gusmones and the El Roquillo tunnel has been closed again as earthquakes approach the coast of El Hierro.

05/11/2011 @ 11:31 – See latest quake chart for El Hierro here:

05/11/2011 @ 11:26 – The earthquakes are getting closer to the surface and coast of El Hierro and are intensifying, see the following latest three earthquakes to hit El Hierro:

	05/11/2011	09:44:44	27.7841	-18.0497	20		3.9
	05/11/2011	09:05:00	27.8246	-18.0762	20		3.5
	05/11/2011	08:59:01	27.7804	-18.0565	21		3.0

05/11/2011 @ 11:11 – Two earthquakes detected at 9:05 and 9:44 this morning measuring 3.5 and 3.9 degrees Richter detected on El Hierro.

05/11/2011 @ 08:36 – Residents are evacuated from the town of Los Gusmones on El Hierro as the earthquakes move closer to the coast of the island and are higher in magnitute.

04/11/2011 @ 22:10 – At 20:36 there has been an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale which has been felt by the population of the island and caused clight damage. This quake has also been felt on other islands for the first time. It was felt on the island of La Gomera and in Santiago del Teide in Tenerife.

04/11/2011 @ 19:15 – The underwater volcanic eruption taking place off the coast of El Hierro, south of La Restinga, is moving towards the coast, according to Pevolca. The magma is finding places to break through the seabed surface but they have confirmed it is slowly moving towards the coast of the island.

04/11/2011 @ 15:12 – New video of underwater eruption on El Hierro.

04/11/2011 @ 14:34 – An earthquake measuring 3.8 degrees on the Richter scale has been felt by the population of El Hierro, to the north of the island off the coast of Frontera at 13:41.

04/11/2011 @ 14:16 – Latest images of El Hierro sea surface (Courtesy of Ministerio de Fomento – Gobierno de Canarias)

04/11/2011 @ 12:10 – Satellite image of El Hierro taken by Rapid Eye on 31st October 2011.

04/11/2011 @ 12:08 – Image of El Hierro

04/11/2011 @ 10:45 – Todays quake chart so far shows high activity around El Hierro.

04/11/2011 @ 10:40 – There have been 17 earthquakes registered so far today over the 1.5 degree Richter on or around the island of EL Hierro, one of them registering 2.9 degrees at 03:50, has been felt by the islands population.

04/11/2011 @ 10:37 – Bubbling and steaming effects have been reported in the sea surface area of Las Calmas off the south cost of El Hierro.

03/11/2011 @ 12:32 – So far today there have been 20 earthquakes registering over 1.5 on the Richter scale on or around the El Hierro island.

03/11/2011 @ 12:16- The ‘bubbling’ effect has reappeared in the same area as previously reported in the ‘Mar de Las Calmas’ sea off the south cost of El Hierro. It has been decided to not evacuate the town of La Restinga at this stage.

02/11/2011 @ 16:21 – So far today there have been 72 earthquakes around the island of El Hierro, the largest one so far to hit the island was a 4.3° quakes this morning at 07:54.

02/11/2011 @ 14:29 – The IGN have just announced that they have upgraded this mornings 4° earthquake to the north of Frontera, El Hierro, to a 4.3° Richter earthquake.

02/11/2011 @ 08:00 – There has been a 4° earthquake detected this morning to the north coast of El Hierro as the government prepare for a new eruption. Additional military personnel and materials such as shelters (for a capacity of 2.000 people) has been sent to the island of El Hierro as experts predict a new eruption on or near the coast of El Hierro after a similar pattern follows the last one. This morning at 07:54 there has been a new earthquake measuring 4° on the Richter scale detected to the north coast of the island. It was felt by the population.

01/11/2011 @ 20:32 – Experts advising the Canarian Government on the El Hierro volcano eruption crisis have advised of the possibility of a new eruption to the north of the island after a series of earthquakes, reaching up to 3.9 on the Richter scale.

01/11/2011 @ 20:06 – So far today there have been 46 earthquakes over 1.5° on and around the island of El Hierro, four of them over 3°, one of them, at 04:15 reached 3.9°.

01/11/2011 @ 17:42 – Video released of the underground volcano eruption from the Ramón Margalef boat sent to El Hierro.

Video of underground volcano eruption of El Hierro

31/10/2011 @ 20:02 – So far today (Monday 31st october 2011) there have been 108 earthquakes on the Island of El Hierro, 5 of them have been over 3 degrees on the Richter scale.

31/10/2011 @ 19:29 – The El Hierro underwater volcano eruption appears to again be active as magma has been reappearing on the surface of the water off the coast of La Restinga. Residents have said that the sea surface appears much darker.

31/10/2011 @ 11:35 – So far today (Monday 31st October 2011) there have been 43 earthquakes over 1.5° on El Hierro, the highest one registering 3.4°.

31/10/2011 @ 09:36 – Over the weekend there were 148 earthquakes detected on the Island of El Hierro (from 00:01 on Saturday morning to 23:59 on Sunday night), there were 59 on Saturday, the highest one registered reached 3.6 on the Richter scale and four of these were felt by the population. Yesterday, Sunday 20th October 2011, there were 89 quakes detected, two of which reached a magnitude of 3.9° on the Richter scale and 7 of these were felt by the population. The following image shows where the earthquakes have been registered.

31/10/2011 @ 07:46 – There has been a new 3.1° earthquake to the north of El Hierro this morning, it occured at 07:13 and was felt by the population.

28/10/2011 @ 19:26 – A team of scientists from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) have found that the new volcano on the island of El Hierro, with a crater of 120 meters, has emerged in the place that had a submarine valley, after comparing images before and after the eruption.

28/10/2011 @ 09:19 – New 3D video released by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación showing shape and form of the underwater volcano on El Hierro.

3D video of El Hierro underwater volcano eruption

27/10/2011 @ 16:36 – So far today there have been 26 earthquakes on El Hierro measuring over 1.5° on the Richter scale, two of them have been over 3° at 06:27 and 14:02.

26/10/2011 @ 23:59 – There were 36 earthquakes registering over 1.5 degrees today (Wednesday 26/10/2011) of which 2 were over 3 degrees on the Richter scale.

24/10/2011 @ 23:21 – Impressive new satellite image shows extent of underwater eruption and magma flow.

24/10/2011 @ 10:00 – The volcanic eruption on El Hierro is showing new signs of activity with ‘bubbling’ effects on the sea surface and the magma that has been present just under the sea surface is changing colour. Through official statements it has been said that while magma is still being released from the underwater eruption, the volcano is ‘cooling down’. The vessel “Ramón Margalef” which belongs to the Instituto Español de Oceanografía was due to arrive at the port of ‘La Estaca’ to continue taking samples and analysing underwater volcano eruption.

24/10/2011 @ 09:54 – So far today (00:00 – 09:54), Monday 24th October 2011, there have been 11 earthquakes on or around the island of El Hierro.

24/10/2011 @ 07:31 – After a few days of low activity on the island of El Hierro, including a statements from experts claiming that the eruption may have ‘gone to sleep’, yesterday, 23rd october 2011, there were 53 earthquakes on or around the island of El Hierro, the largest one at 04:52 measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale.

20/10/2011 @ 16:25 – The tremors on El Hierro continue but have decreased in intensity.

20/10/2011 @ 16:22 – So far today there have been 8 earthquakes around the island of El Hierro, as follows:

	Date	Time(GMT)	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km)		Richter
	20/10/2011	14:16:32	27.6537	-18.1143	22		1.6
	20/10/2011	13:37:10	27.6643	-18.0698	18		2.0
	20/10/2011	11:49:10	27.7696	-18.0474	23		1.8
	20/10/2011	11:46:34	27.7806	-18.0809	23		1.7
	20/10/2011	11:40:15	27.7986	-18.0671	22		1.6
	20/10/2011	11:08:29	27.6772	-18.0406	18		1.5
	20/10/2011	09:19:33	27.9209	-18.1141	11		1.7
	20/10/2011	00:13:27	27.6580	-18.0820	16		1.5

20/10/2011 @ 08:40 – According to the IGN, the El Hierro underwater eruption is slowing down. The tremors have decreased in intensity as have the number of earthquakes which would indicate that the current process is coming to its final stage.

19/10/2011 @ 08:40 – There has been one earthquake so far today (Wednesday 19th October 2011) as follows:

Event	Date	Time(GMT)*	Latitude	Longitude	Depth. (km)		Richter.
1106141	19/10/2011	02:08:02	27.6990	-18.0290	20		1.9

19/10/2011 @ 08:00 – It all seems to have gone quieter on the El Hierro eruption, the ‘bubbling’ seen previously has stopped and the registered continuous tremors have decreased in intensity. Residents of the coastal town of La Restinga are only allowed to return to their homes during the day, and for a limited period of time. The El Roquillo tunnel remains open only for commercial and emergency vehicles.

18/10/2011 @ 22:53 – Latest tremor chart from the IGN:

18/10/2011 @ 16:30 – Latest tremor chart from the IGN clearly shows the intensity dropping throughout the day.

18/10/2011 @ 16:22 – So far today (Tuesday, 18th October 2011) El Hierro has registered 7 earthquakes, details as follows:

Event	Date	Time(GMT)*	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km.)		Richter
1106077	18/10/2011	12:56:02	27.8133	-18.0583	20		1.6
1106061	18/10/2011	11:44:52	27.5800	-18.0139	15		1.6
1106034	18/10/2011	10:25:38	27.7769	-18.0542	23		2.1
1106010	18/10/2011	07:10:49	27.7035	-18.0766	15		1.6
1105997	18/10/2011	06:10:28	27.8715	-18.1004	19		2.2
1105966	18/10/2011	04:56:42	27.8820	-18.1091	18		2.0
1105937	18/10/2011	00:57:31	27.6752	-18.1060	30		2.3

18/10/2011 @ 13:21 – The Canarian Government is offering to pay rent for the people and families that do not want to return to La Restinga. It has been reported that people have been left with no money, no home and sleeping in their cars.

18/10/2011 @ 12:04 – Units are being moved into the town of La Restinga to monitor the quality of the air in the town.

18/10/2011 @ 11:10 – The El Roquillo tunnel has been re-opened today, but only for heavy loads and emergency services.

18/10/2011 @ 08:50 – The continuous tremors detected on the island of El Hierro seem to have decreased in intensity, this is the graph from this morning so far.

18/10/2011 @ 08:35 – There have been 3 earthquakes registered this morning (Tuesday 18th October 2011) around the island of El Hierro, all measuring over 2 degrees on the Richter scale.

17/10/2011 @ 22:58 – So far there have been 11 earthquakes in the Canary Islands today registering over 1.5 on the Richter scale.

17/10/2011 @ 22:25 – The strong sulphur smell and the change in the direction of the tide has delayed the residents of La Restinga returning to their homes. The El Roquillo tunnel opening will go ahead as planned.

17/10/2011 @ 20:31 – Reports of stream vapours up to 100m above the sea surface and geyser type effects on the sea surface would suggest the eruption is now very close to the sea surface.

17/10/2011 @ 20:01 – New still from video showing proximity of eruption to the sea surface.

17/10/2011 @ 19:49 – New video recorded today showing what could soon be the eruption breaking through the sea surface near the coast of El Hierro. The video clearly shows ‘bubbling’ on the sea surface in a circular area. Click on the link below or see the ‘Featured Video’ on the column to the right.

El Hierro video 17th October 2011

17/10/2011 @ 19:40 – New image courtesy of the Canarian Goverment (Gobierno de Canarias) showing proximity of volcano eruption to the coast of La Restinga on El Hierro.

17/10/2011 @ 17:25 – Canarian government maintains ‘level 1′ emergency status for the area of La Restinga on El Hierro as the underwater eruption causes magma flow to reach near the coast if the island. This ‘emergency level’ includes an exclusion for all air traffic within a radius of 5 miles and sea traffic within a radius of 4 miles.

17/10/2011 @ 16:02 – A new earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale has been detected to the south-west of El Hierro. See image below:

17/10/2011 @ 10:58 – An earthquake has been detected underwater between the island of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. According to the IGN, it happened this morning at 06:00 and measured 1.7 on the Richter scale.

17/10/2011 @ 09:08 – Residents of La Restinga have been allowed to return to their homes after spending days relocated at a sports venue nearby, despite the eruption moving closer to the coast of the island. The authorities claim that they will have enough time to re-evacuate the population should there be a need to do so.

17/10/2011 @ 07:15 – Scientists and researchers studying the volcanic activity have said that if the eruption follows its course, there may be a new small island emerging within 2 weeks.

16/10/2011 @ 22:00 – Latest satellite image of El Hierro shows extent of underwater eruption and proximity to the surface and the coast of El Hierro.

16/10/2011 @ 21:22 – Latest earthquake map of El Hierro. There have been 10,074 earthquakes since 17th July 2011.

16/10/2011 @ 21:09 – There have been 4 earthquakes on El Hierro today (Sunday. 16th October 2011) as follows:

Date	Time	Lat	Long	Depth	Richter
16/10/2011	18:38:45	27.7688	-18.0507	23	1.9
16/10/2011	13:23:00	27.6994	-18.0442	13	2.5
16/10/2011	02:09:16	27.7426	-18.0406	17	1.9
16/10/2011	01:18:29	27.6985	-18.0496	17	2.0

16/10/2011 @ 20:50 – Latest tremor chart from the IGN.

16/10/2011 @ 18:26 – The residents of the evacuated town of La Restinga on El Hierro are to be allowed back to their homes in next 24 hours despite the eruption apparently moving closer towards the islands coast.

16/10/2011 @ 13:25 – The sea surface effects of the eruption now cover the an area the same size as the island of El Hierro. A new island may emerge.

16/10/2011 @ 08:04 – Scientists and researchers have confirmed that the eruption is currently located close to the coast of La Restinga at a depth of less that 150m and the eruption is visible from land.

15/10/2011 @ 22:36 – Scientists have said that the evolution of the volcano eruption could culminate in a new island.

15/10/2011 @ 19:03 – From various reports released, it would appear that the eruption is making its way towards the south coast of El Hierro, specifically, towards the coast of the already evacuated coast of La Restinga. The latest opening has been reported to be located at just 2,4km off the coast if the island and at a depth of just 150 metres and the effects are directly visible on the sea surface. Here is the latest satellite image, courtesy of “NASA/GSFC, Rapid Response.”

15/10/2011 @ 18:09 –  A new eruption has been detected on El Hierro at just 2.4 km from the coast of La Restinga and 150 meters deep, according to data provided in a press conference by Juan Manuel Santana, Director General of Security. He confirmed that there is “bubbling” in the sea surface and pyroclastic material floating as a result of magma flowing in shallow waters.  See the latest video under ‘Featured Video’ to the right or click on the link below.

Latest video of La Restinga, El Hierro sea surface

15/10/2011 @ 11:59 - Scientists claimed yesterday that the eruptive process had stabilized the last 24 hours. The green area that extends over the “Mar de Las Calmas” which since Thursday could be seen not only from most of the southern coast of El Hierro but also from space, is getting larger due to the  ocean currents. Researchers at the National Research Council (CSIC) and the National Geographic Institute (IGN) said yesterday through a statement released 7PM, that the eruption of El Hierro “remains stable” as during the last 24 hours it “has maintained a low seismic activity yet continues the same trend in the deformation of the ground.”

15/10/2011 @ 07:01 – A new satellite image has been released, courtesy of RapidEye AG

14/10/2011 @ 21:01 – Tremors continue on El Hierro. See latest chart

14/10/2011 @ 20:51 – So far today there have been 6 earthquakes on El Hierro, the largest registering 2.6 degress on the Richter scale.
Date Time Lat Long Depth Richter
14/10/2011 13:24:35 27.8259 -18.0788 22 1.6
14/10/2011 13:20:42 27.7963 -18.0597 23 1.9
14/10/2011 08:55:16 27.6732 -18.0369 13 2.6
14/10/2011 08:10:17 27.6679 -18.0387 18 1.9
14/10/2011 08:05:16 27.6717 -18.0402 19 2.2
14/10/2011 00:51:24 27.6931 -18.0703 17 1.7

14/10/2011 @ 19:45 – The underwater volcano off the coast of El Hierro has been given a name, though at the moment only a scientific name, it is to be known as  “1803-02″. The first two numbers corresponds to the region (18 for Spain), the second two numbers correspond to the subregion (03 for the Canary Islands) and the last two numbers are the number of the volcano (02). 01 is the Teneguia volcano on La Palma and 01 is Teide on Tenerife.

14/10/2011 @ 14:00 – New video released of sea surface off the cost of La Restinga, see ‘Featured Video’ in the right hand column.

Video of sea surface off coast of La Restinga

14/10/2011 @ 07:58 – The amount of earthquakes registered seems to be decreasing, yesterday (Thursday 13th October) there were 16 registered, the highest registered 2.1 on the Richter scale. So far today (Friday 14th) there has only been one, registered at 00:51at a depth of 16km measuring 1.7 on the Richter scale.

14/10/2011 @ 06:50 – The magma that is flowing from the two underwater eruptions earlier this week is starting to flow towards the coast of La Restinga as seen in this photo.

13/10/2011 @ 19:02- The residents of El Hierro are demanding that the El Roquillo tunnel, which was closed as a precuation, is re-opened with immediate effect due to the importance of the tunnel and the negative impact on the islands economy.

13/10/2011 @ 17:34 – NASA satellite image of the El Hierro eruption, showing the affected sea surface area. Image courtesy of NASA/GSFC, Rapid Response.

13/10/2011 @ 13:55- First images of the sea surface off the coast of La Restinga.

13/10/2011 @ 11:41- Residents of El Hierro have been observing the formation of ‘green patches’ on the sea surface, some 1 and a half miles from land, which appear to be growing in size at a rapid pace since this morning.

13/10/2011 @ 10:32 – Tremors continue on the island of El Hierro, see the latest chart from the IGN.

13/10/2011 @ 09:45- Of the 50 tourists evacuated from the are of La Restinga on Tuesday, 15 still remain on the island. The majority of the tourists have decided to return to their contry of origin, but some have decided to remain on the island. It has now been 15 days since some of the residents were evacuated from their homes.

13/10/2011 @ 09:01 – A new earthquake has been detected, this time to the north-east of the island. Until now, all the earthquakes have been located to the south coast. It took place at 05:10:36 (local time) and registered 1.7 on the Richter scale.

13/10/2011 @ 08:55- The ship normally used by Telefonica to lay underwater fibre optic cables is making its way from Tenerife to El Hierro to make use of itsunderwater robot with cameras to get images of the eruption and seabed.

13/10/2011 @ 03:12 – The specialists and researchers working from the La Restinga area of El Hierro have confirmed that there is clear evidence of two underwater eruptions which have pushed magma up to the surface of the water.

El Hierro earthquake and eruption video

12/10/2011 @ 20:50 - The scientific teams and researchers working on the island of El Hierro have found earlier this afternoon two green spots in the sea with strong sulfur smells and a large quantity of dead fish southwest of Punta Restinga, which confirms a new volcanic eruption at less distance and depth than the one that occurred on Monday.

This was stated during a press conference in Valverde, the capital of El Hierro by the Director General of Security and Emergency of Canary Islands, Juan Manuel Santana, who has stated that two sources have been located underwater confirming two eruptions, the first one 750 feet deep and two miles (3.7 km) away from the coast and the second one 500 meters under the sea and half mile (2.7 km) from Punta Restinga. He went on to indicate that these two sources are consistent with the seismic graphs from the last few hours, showing a reduction in tremors (continuous tremor characteristic that produces the magma on its way to the surface) which also indicate a reduction in magmatic pressure in the subsurface.

12/10/2011 @ 18:58 - The Canary Islands government has announced that there are two patches of green substances, with strong odour of sulfur, and a large quantity of dead fish in the waters of La Restinga which could confirm the existence of a second eruption.

12/10/2011 @ 18:08 – For the first time since the underwater eruption on Monday morning, the intensity of the tremors seemed to have reduced today, but has now regained strength, see the latest chart.

12/10/2011 @ 16:45- It has been reported that the Canarian Government have requested the help of Telefonica, who have arranged for a ship that is normally used for laying and repairing underwater fibre optic cables, to assist with photographic and collecting other data related to the underwater volcanic activity of the coast of LaRestinga, this is the ship to be used, Leon Thevenin, which has an on-board robot which can be submerged to a depth of up to 2.000 metres. The ship is currently docked in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

12/10/2011 @ 16:05- The director of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canary Islands, José María Blanco, has said today (Wednesday) that, despite having sufficient knowledge and instruments, the experts that are currently studying the volcanic activity on the island of El Hierro are facing an unknown situation. Despite the fact that they have been able to predict the current eruption with two months notice, it is impossible to determine what will happen next. He added that while this is the first time that a volcanic eruption has been monitored on the islands and despite having the scientific expertise of other eruptions, the behavior of each volcano is different. The only known thing at the moment is that there is an opening, 5km from La Restinga, which is expelling magma and that there is a threat of a further eruption closer to the coast of the island, which is why the residents of La restinga have been evacuated. The president of the Canarian Government, Paulino Rivero, has highlighted the collaboration between all agencies involved and recognised that, although the current atmosphere is of calm and serenity, there is also uncertainty about the evolution of this volcanic phenomenon and he pointed out that nothing seems to indicate that there is a change of direction at the moment.

12/10/2011 @ 13:45 – La Restinga residents are being allowed to return to their homes, only if accompanied by emergency services personnel and exclusively to collect medicines and documentation.

12/10/2011 @ 13:29 – The president of the Canarian Government has asked the residents of El Hierro to ‘remain calm in these uncertain times’.  He also stated in a crisis meeting held earlier today, that the government is studying whether to bring in a ‘robot ship’ to try and get data and images of the underwater activity.

12/10/2011 @ 12:01 – It would appear, from scientists working in La Restinga to understand the evolution of the volcano of El Hierro have detected that the tremors have stabilised in the depths of the island.

12/10/2011 @ 10:00 – A ‘crisis’ meeting is due to start at 11:00, local time, to discuss the current situation. Attending the meeting will be the emergency military unit (UME), the president of the Canary Islands government, Paulino Rivero, The Guardia Civil and others.

12/10/2011 @ 09:15 – Latest earthquake map. There have been 10,025 events since 19th July 2011.

12/10/2011 @ 09:04- Tremors continue below the surface of El Hierro, south of La Restinga.

12/10/2011 @ 08:45- El Hierro facts: The island, the smallest of the Canary Islands, has a population (2009 census) of 10.892 people distributed as follows, Valverde, the capital of the island has a population of 4.938, Frontera has approximately 3.941 habitants and El Pinar de El Hierro has around 1.874. It’s total land mass is 268.71 km2.

12/10/2011 @ 07:38 – Researchers, scientists and geologists have confirmed that the magma is moving towards the coast of El Hierro. The population of La Restinga, about 400 people, have been evacuated to nearby sports venues where they wait for news. The maximum ‘red’ alert continues for this area of El Hierro.

11/10/2011 @ 20:42 – Joan Martí, a researcher at the CSIC (Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra) and secretary of the ‘Asociación Internacional de Vulcanología’ (International association of vulcanology) has stated that “As the magma approaches the coast of El Hierro, it could trigger an explosive eruption if it occurs at a depth of less than 200 metres but would not be dangerous if appropriate safety measures are taken”. It is thought that the magma could be following a fault under the sea bed which is known to run underneath the island and could currently be looking for another way to escape to the surface. Scientists have observed that the magma is currently moving towards the centre of the island.

11/10/2011 @ 19:47 – Carmen Lopez from IGN (National Geographic Institute) has said that a new eruption closer to the coast would be ‘more explosive’. The El Roquillo tunnel will remain closed. The president of the Council of El Hierro has said that it is unknown how long the evacuation from La Restinga will last.

11/10/2011 @ 18:49 – The president of the Government is currently meeting with experts and ministers in La Moncloa to discuss the El Hierro situation.

11/10/2011 @ 18:10 – As a precaution, all maritime transport has been prohibited in the danger zone around the epicentre of the eruption off the south coast of El Hierro.

11/10/2011 @ 18:02 – The military arrive at the sports venue where the residents of La Restinga have been evacuated to. The total population of La Restinga has now been evacuated.

11/10/2011 @ 16:32 – The epicenter of recent seismic activity seems to be shifting toward the center of El Hierro. The National Geographic Institute expects higher intensity earthquakes, between 4 and 5 degrees, as the pressure of the lava underground searches for a point to escape.

11/10/2011 @ 16:30 – According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN) experts, more earthquakes are expected that are likely to exceed 4 degrees on the Richter scale.

11/10/2011 @ 15:36 – URGENT – Canarian Government raises alarm level to ‘maximum alert’ (red) fearing a new eruption closer to the coast of El Hierro as the population of La Restinga on the coast are evacuated.

11/10/2011 @ 15:06 – Police, Guardia Civil and ambulances have arrived at the sports centre where the residents of La Restinga are being evacuated to.

11/10/2011 @ 15:02 – Urgent communication from the Canarian Government here requesting that the residents of La Restinga are evacuated to a nearby sports centre.

11/10/2011 @ 14:59 – New earthquake felt in the La Restinga area of El Hierro as residents are evacuated to a sports venue ‘as a precaution’.
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11/10/2011 @ 14:56 – URGENT – Residents of La Restinga are being evacuated to a nearby sports venue after the threat of another eruption closer to the coast looks like a possibility.

11/10/2011 @ 13:19 – Tremors continue to be detected since the eruption, as shown in the current chart from the IGN. Further eruptions have not been ruled out.

11/10/2011 @ 12:08- Vulcanologists have officially reported that there has been an underwater eruption at 600m depth, 5 kilometers south of La Restinga on El Hierro. This happened at 04:00 yesterday morning (Monday, 10th October 2011). As the volcanic activity continues, they have not ruled out a further eruption closer to the coast of the island. While magma is flowing from the aperture, it is minimal due to the pressure of the water.

11/10/2011 @ 07:47 – THE IGN has reported that the seismic activity has dropped dramatically since the news of the eruption in the sea bed south of La Restinga.

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10/10/2011 @ 23:00 – Carmen Lopez, from the IGN (National Geographic Institute) has said that the next 24 hours will be crucial to determine if the opening that occurred five kilometers from the coast and which “is flowing magma” opens closer to the earth.

10/10/2011 @ 20:57 – It has been reported that a large number of dead fish has been observed on the surface of the sea where the underwater earthquake occurred.

10/10/2011 @ 18:23 – The National Geographic Institute (IGN) reports on its website that it has been an earthquake of 1.8 degrees, 12 miles deep, south-west of El Pinar at 14:37:28 hours.

10/10/2011 @ 16:29 – The El Hierro Council (Cabildo) has stated that the underwater eruption has happened at sea in an area known as ‘La Punta de La Restinga’ and not in ‘Mar de Las Calmas’ as previously reported.

10/10/2011 @ 14:59 – An underwater eruption began early this morning off the southern coast of El Hierro is situated at a distance of about 5 miles from La Restinga and around 1,000 meters deep. Further activity has not been ruled out.

10/10/2011 @ 12:43 – A volcanic eruption has been confirmed by the president of the Council of El Hierro, it is located 5km off the coast of La Restinga in El Hierro. So far there are no reports of any alterations to the sea bed surface. Guardia Civil helicopters have been reported to be inspecting the area.

10/10/2011 @ 12:30 – Possible eruption detected on El Hierro. Four ships have alerted the maritime authorities of the existence of volcanic activity, four miles south of La Restinga (El Hierro) and about 500 meters deep. The latest data collected by the National Geological Survey stations on the island of El Hierro suggest a submarine eruption up to 2,000 meters deep in the Las Calmas area. El Hierro has suffered, since mid-July 2011, around 9,600 earthquakes caused by magma activity in the base of the island, the strongest of them on Saturday night, which reached a magnitude of 4.3 degrees on the Richter scale. If confirmed, this eruption will be the first recorded in Spain since 1971, when the Teneguía volcano emerged on the island of La Palma.

10/10/2011 @ 07:45 – There have been further earthquakes on the island of El Hierro since the largest one registered on Saturday night, the most significant ones are as follows:
Date Time Lat Long Depth Richter
09/10/2011 16:43:38 27.6215 -18.0105 16 3.1
09/10/2011 16:10:34 27.5042 -18.0595 11 2.1
09/10/2011 15:25:17 27.6447 -18.0347 12 1.9
09/10/2011 14:35:00 27.6353 -18.0193 13 3.6
09/10/2011 07:14:07 27.6486 -18.0188 12 2.7
09/10/2011 04:10:13 27.6387 -18.0490 15 2.3
09/10/2011 02:02:19 27.6347 -18.0335 14 1.9

08/10/2011 @ 23:00 – After a slightly quieter few days on El Hierro, the largest earthquake to hit the island happened last night (8th october 2011) at 21:34 local time, which measured 4.4 degrees on the Richter scale, this time the quake was felt by the whole island. The movements appear to be getting closer to the coast of the island and at less depth. Details of this earthquake are as follows:

Date : 08/10/2011
Time : 20:34:47
Lat : 27.6285
Long : -18.0124
Depth : 15
Richter : 4.4

The representative of the IGN (National Geographic Institute) said that this was ‘expected’ and says there are likely to be more of a similar magnitude in the coming days.

05/10/2011 @ 20:00 – Since the 17th July 2011,there have been 9.312 earthuakes on El Hierro over 1.5 degrees on the Richter scale. 92 of these have been felt by the population of the island. The largest one measured 3.8 on the Richter scale. They have all been detected at a depth of between 15 and 15km depth. On Monday alone there were over 15 earthquakes that measured over 3 degrees.

04/10/2011 @ 15:00 – It has been announced that the El Ronquillo tunnel on El Hierro, will remain closed indefinitely due to the rise in the number of earthquakes since Monday morning after rumours that it would be reopened due to the drop in seismic activity over the weekend.

04/10/2011 @ 10:00 – There have been 13 earthquakes between the hours of 01:00 and 05:00 this morning, three of them were above 3 degrees on the Richter scale and two of these were felt by the residents of the island. One at 06:58:12 registering 3.3 and the second one at 07:05:23 measuring 2.9 degrees.

03/10/2011 @ 15:00 – After what had been a quiet 48 hours over the weekend, in comparison to the previous weeks activity, stronger earthwuakes have been detected on the island of El Hierro since the early hours of this morning. The latest stonger one was detected at 13:48 and measured 3.7 on the Richter scale and was felt by many of the residents of El Hierro. The president of the El Hierro Council, Alpìdio Armas, has stated that the main tunnel, El Roquillo, will remain closed due to the latest seismic activity.

03/10/2011 @ 14:26 – At 13:48:00 An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale has been felt by residents of El Hierro, specifically in the areas of La Restinga, Las Casas, La Frontera and Valverde. The epicentre was located in the sea, to the southwest of the island at a depth of 12km.

03/10/2011 @ 07:30 – The earthquakes continue on the island of El Hierro, since the last update the island. Only this morning from 00:00 to 07:30 on Monday 3rd October 2011, there have been 38 quakes, various over 3 degrees on the Richter scale and one of which has been felt by the residents of the island. These are the most significat ones:
Date Time Depth Richter
03/10/2011 02:36:09 15 3.1
03/10/2011 02:35:36 15 3.2
03/10/2011 02:34:47 14 3.4

02/10/2011 @ 23:00 – Earthquakes have continued on the island of El Hierro over the weekend with various earthquakes registering more than 3 degrees on the Richter scale including various earthquakes that have been felt by the population of the island. One of the earthquakes was detected at just 7 metres from the surface, much close than previous ones. These have been the most significant quakes:
Date Time Depth Richter
02/10/2011 22:17:53 7 2.4
02/10/2011 21:55:46 14 2.9
02/10/2011 21:45:21 14 3.0
02/10/2011 20:59:52 14 3.0
02/10/2011 19:46:28 16 2.9
02/10/2011 19:39:49 15 3.7
02/10/2011 19:30:04 14 3.3
02/10/2011 16:17:44 14 2.9
02/10/2011 14:49:55 16 2.9
02/10/2011 12:31:11 15 3.1
01/10/2011 12:46:03 15 3.3
01/10/2011 02:55:44 14 3.0
01/10/2011 02:32:40 13 3.4
01/10/2011 00:47:31 14 3.6

30/09/2011 @ 18:49 – There has been a new earthquake on El Hierro, measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale at 16km depth off the coast of the island. this quake as registered at 16:39 local time.

30/09/2011 @ 13:46 – Since the recent activity began in mid July, there have been 8,613 earthquakes on El Hierro measuring up to 3.8 on the Richter scale. 36 of these earthquakes have been felt by the population. the latest one was at 12:29:22 measuring 2.6 degrees to the south-east of the island.

30/09/2011 @ 11:51 – Residents of Valverde and El Pinar on El Hierro have felt the latest earthquake registering 3.2 on the Richter scale at 16km depth of the coast of Frontera.

30/09/2011 @ 09:48 – Another earthquake has been registered on El Hierro at 08:34, this one measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale in the La Frontera area. The El Ronquillo tunnel which joins Frontera with the capital Valverde, remains closed as a precaution

30/09/2011 @08:35 – At 08:15:55 an earthquake registering 3 degrees on the Richter scale was registered by the IGN (National Geographic Institute) to the south-east of Frontera at a depth of 15km.

30/09/2011 @ 08:00 – So far this morning (Friday 30th September 2011), the IGN has registered 24 low intensity movements.

29/09/2011 @ 23:38 – The latest earthquake registered was at 21:57:03 measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale at a depth of 17km at the following location 27.6473 (Lat) -18.1018 (Long).

29/09/2011 @ 23:00 – The epicentre of the earthquakes appears to be moving out to sea, according to the latest data from the IGN. This will allow some of the evacuated people to return to their homes today. The areas that have deemed to be safe are Los Corchos, Luchón and la calle La Carrera.

29/09/2011 @ 18:37 – 34 families have today returned to their homes in Frontera as the government ask for the population to remain calm and say that an ‘imminent’ eruption is without foundation as there have been no major changes in the situation. The latest recorded earthquake was at 16:53 (GMT) and measured 2.2 on the Richter scale and was located at approximately 15km depth at the following location 27.6372 (Lat) -18.0607 (Long).

29/09/2011 @ 16:44 – There have now been 69 earthquakes on El Hierro today, Thursday 29/09/2011, varying in intensity and depth. Schools in the Frontera area have taken place today but the army and military have been deployed across the island as a precaution. The main tunnel on the island. El Roquillo, remains closed. A total evacuation of the island has been ruled out at this stage.

29/09/2011 16:30 – There has been another strong earthquake, measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale at approximately 15km depth, off the coast of El Hierro.

29/09/2011 14:16 – A small earthquake has been detected at 12:23, registering 1.8 on the Richter scale at approximately 16km depth.

29/09/2011 11:45 – The latest earthquake was at 10:12, measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale and has been felt by the whole island of El Hierro. The army is on alert across the whole island, but a total evacuation of the island has been ruled out.

29/09/2011 08:00 – There have been numerous earthquakes through the night, experts say that the situation seems to have calmed down slightly, but say that the next 48 hours will be determine what happens next.

29/09/2011 07:00 – From 01:00 until 05:56 today (Thursday 29/09/2011( there have been 19 earthquakes, all measuring over 1.5 on the Richter scale.

29/09/2011 05:56 – Just 13 minutes after the previous earthquake, there was a second one measruing 3.2 on the Richter scale at 12km depth.

29/09/2011 05:43 – There has been a earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale detected at 16km depth out at sea off El Hierro.

28/09/2011 21:00 – The situation on El Hierro seems to have calmed. The earthquakes seemed to have dropped in frequency and intensity. Tomorrow (Thursday 29/09/2011) the children will return to school but the main tunnel will remain closed as a precaution. The level remains ‘Yellow’.

28/09/2011 20:11 – A further earthquake has been detected, this time even closer to the surface, at 12km, registering 2.0 on the Richter scale.

28/09/2011 19:43 – A new earthquake has been detected, this time closer to the surface, at a depth of 13km, registering 2.8 on the Richter scale.

28/09/2011 18:47 – A new earthquake has been detected, 14km deep, measruring 3.2 on the Richter scale.

28/09/2011 15:59 – The IGN have reported a new earthquake at 14:37:24 today, measuring 3 degrees of magnitude, 15 km deep. Located in Frontera.

28/09/2011 15:10 – Between the hours of 01:02 and 14:37 today, Wednesday 28/09/2011, the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded 309 earthquakes in Frontera and seven have been felt by the population of the island.

Please note that the official websites are here:

Canarian Government (El Hierro earthquakes)
National Geographic Institute