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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