The eruption of Piton de la Fournaise in Reunion, a French department in the Indian Ocean, which began on September 19, stopped on Wednesday October 5 at 10:10 a.m. (8:10 a.m. in Paris), the island's prefecture said in a communicated.
In the morning, the Volcanological Observatory of Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF) announced the "
stopping of the eruption (...) following the sudden stop of the tremor
", synonymous with the arrival of magma nearby from the surface.
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At this stage, volcanologists are not ruling out any hypothesis, including that of "
a resumption of activity
".
The eruptive phenomenon took place in the enclosure, the central caldera of the volcano.
The area is completely uninhabited and the eruption presented no danger to people or property.
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.
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.
