GLOBAL VOLCANISM: New Ash Explosions From The New Southeast Crater At Italy's Mount Etna - Seismic Unrest And Earthquake Swarm Indicate That "Something" Could Be In The Making?!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: yellow;"><b><b><span style="color: yellow;">November 06, 2013 - ITALY </span></b></b></span>- Seismic unrest continues and gives the general impression that "something" could be in the making at the volcano. <br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrhCbkhFBzM/Unpqe9cz6dI/AAAAAAABNNI/5vxKiSBrLqE/s1600/etna01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hrhCbkhFBzM/Unpqe9cz6dI/AAAAAAABNNI/5vxKiSBrLqE/s1600/etna01.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ash emission from Etna's New SE crater.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8KNMh8yeNZ4/Unpqe3eWqzI/AAAAAAABNNM/WE9oWvaZ0cM/s1600/etna02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8KNMh8yeNZ4/Unpqe3eWqzI/AAAAAAABNNM/WE9oWvaZ0cM/s1600/etna02.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ash emission from Etna's New SE crater.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />A swarm of earthquakes at depths around 15-20 km has been going on under the SW flank, suggesting magma could be rising from deeper reservoirs into the volcano's shallower storage areas. <br /><br />Tremor has been showing a rising tendency, but so far, no particular eruptive activity has been observed.<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8jqJE7x9x4/UnpqsJ_lkZI/AAAAAAABNNY/9e4Ey7wP2y0/s1600/etna03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o8jqJE7x9x4/UnpqsJ_lkZI/AAAAAAABNNY/9e4Ey7wP2y0/s1600/etna03.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depth vs time of earthquakes under Etna during the past 7 days.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AuVHaM8e4Gg/UnpqsodgR_I/AAAAAAABNNk/1mAHYRnJK5E/s1600/etna04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AuVHaM8e4Gg/UnpqsodgR_I/AAAAAAABNNk/1mAHYRnJK5E/s1600/etna04.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of recent earthquakes under Etna.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBr1MSTZy8U/Unpqshkuv5I/AAAAAAABNNg/9s1fKHUb8L8/s1600/etna05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBr1MSTZy8U/Unpqshkuv5I/AAAAAAABNNg/9s1fKHUb8L8/s1600/etna05.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current tremor signal (ESLN station, INGV Catania).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Since about an hour ago, some relatively strong explosions re-appeared to occur at the New SE crater. This could be a signal that it is heading towards a new paroxysm in the near future. <br /><br />Tremor continues to rise slowly. The next days (if not hours) will probably give the answer. - <a href="http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/etna/current-activity.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Volcano Discovery</b></span></a>.<br /><br /><br /> <br /></div>

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November 06, 2013 - ITALY - Seismic unrest continues and gives the general impression that "something" could be in the making at the volcano. Ash emission from Etna's New SE crater.Ash emission from Etna's New SE crater.A swarm of earthquakes at dept…

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