After 26 days of turmoil and unrest, the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise in Reunion, which began on December 22, stopped Monday at 2:10 a.m. local time (Sunday 11:10 p.m. in Paris), indicates the prefecture of Isle.
Reconnaissance will be carried out in the coming days to find out if the site can reopen.
đ Stop of the eruption at #PitondelaFouranise this day, 01/17/2022 at 2:10 a.m. local time, following the sudden stop of the volcanic tremor.
It should be noted that reddenings are always visible and correspond to the lava tunnels which are draining.
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â Volcanological Observatory Piton de la Fournaise (@ObsFournaise) January 16, 2022
Monday morning, the Volcanological Observatory of Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF) had announced the âstopping of the eruption (âŠ) following the sudden stop of the tremor
(arrival of magma near the surface, editorâs note)
".
At this stage, volcanologists are not ruling out any hypothesis, including that of a rapid "resumption of activity", the same source indicates.
Because seismic signals are still observed under the summit.
The eruptive phenomenon, which began on December 22, took place in the enclosure, the central caldera of the volcano.
Four eruptive fissures had opened on the southern flank of the Enclos Fouqué, with large lava fountains.
The area is completely uninhabited.
Located in the south-east of Reunion, the Piton de la Fournaise is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
It has erupted about twenty times over the past ten years.
He woke up twice in 2021: in April (six weeks) then in December (three and a half weeks).
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Its eruptions are described as effusive or Hawaiian type.
Most of the lava flows over the surface of the volcano, unlike explosive eruptions that spit clouds of ash high into the sky.
