Janet Anscombe

Update 14 February: The Canarian Government has issued a statement that the eruption is still active, and constant vigilance is being maintained. Pevolca say that there are two cones: the first main one is at a depth of 120 metres and the second at a depth of 200 metres. The harmonic tremor is currently registering minor activity. The Tacaron coast which has been closed is now reopened.

Update 12 February: More mixed messages over the last couple of weeks, with the authorities saying the eruption is diminishing, and the science ships leaving the scene, but at the same time, a powerful bubbling has been visible with smoking lava stones and a huge stain, the harmonic tremor is up and down as usual, and there have been an increasing – and increasingly shallow – number of earthquakes. It could be about to go up or fizzle out, and no-one seems to know.

I have pruned this post because it was becoming too long and unwieldy. I have had to divide all previous posts into two sections: the earliest are now HERE, and the later ones, to the start of this post, HERE.