The first eruption of 2022. Piton de la Fournaise, the volcano in Reunion, erupted for the first time this year on Monday at 6:23 a.m. (4:23 a.m. in Paris), said the Piton de la Fournaise Volcanological Observatory. Furnace (OVPF).
Press release from the OVPF-IPGP
Since 06:23 local time on 09/19/2022, an earthquake crisis has been recorded.
This indicates that magma is leaving the magma reservoir and spreading to the surface.
Full press release here: https://t.co/BxCd0Utl6x pic.twitter.com/uj22jjTM4p
– Piton de la Fournaise Volcanological Observatory (@ObsFournaise) September 19, 2022
According to volcanologists, "the source of the eruption is located on the south-southwest flank of the volcano", and located in a totally uninhabited area "without any particular threat to the safety of people, property or the environment" specified for its part the prefecture.
17 days of eruption in December 2021
The arrival of the lava on the surface was recorded by the devices of the OVPF.
Significant cloud cover over the volcanic massif has not yet allowed visual observation of the phenomenon.
As a security measure, the prefecture has banned public access to the entire central caldera of the volcano.
Located in the south-east of Reunion, 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.
His last awakening dates back to December 22, 2021. The eruption had lasted 17 days.
The eruptions of the La Réunion volcano 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.
