Cluster of seismic tremors over recent days "within normal volcanic activity"

[Addick]

What sensationalist headlines???

Fears Tenerife's Mount Teide volcano is about to BLOW after 22 earthquakes shake the tourist spot in just four days




The most likely eruption on Tenerife this week is if the kids are back in the swimming pool within earshot of @Myrtle Hogan-Lance 

[Janet]

actually that's even more outrageous than I expected, though others have shown me similar reports now also in the Mirror, the Daily Record (?), and the Star.

As to "struck Vilaflor", that was the epicentre, but the tremors were 8km below sea level, let alone village level!

[Malteser Monkey]

There's about as much chance of Teide blowing as @TOTO 99 gettin' a round in 

[Perikles]

Ohh one of my Dash buddies asked me this morning how I was coping with the volcanic eruption.....

Hmmm - somebody who believes anything in print. 

[Janet]

In view of this morning's various misleading reports in the British tabloids, the Canarian Vulcanology Institute has issued a formal statement about the recent seismic tremors in Tenerife. INVOLCAN says:

The volcanic activity on Tenerife is typical of a dormant volcano

Volcano monitoring on Tenerife follows the highest international standards

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife (02/11/2017). Tenerife is an oceanic active volcanic island and as a typical active volcanic system, has background seismic activity related to its volcanism. Seismic swarms are common in active volcanoes even during dormant periods, and Tenerife is currently experiencing a period of dormant volcanic activity.

The volcano-monitoring programme on Tenerife follows the highest international standards using permanent networks of instruments, as well as periodic scientific campaigns of observation. These instruments enable us to monitor the seismicity, gas emissions and ground deformation with an unprecedented level of detail.

Therefore, volcanism makes Tenerife Island an attractive tourist destination and the existence of a multidisciplinary programme for its volcanic surveillance, following the guidelines of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI), also makes Tenerife a safe tourist destination.

In addition to the volcano-monitoring programme, Tenerife island – as well as the other oceanic active volcanoes in the Canaries – counts on a Special Plan of Civil Protection and Emergency Response for Volcanic Risk in the Canary Islands (PEVOLCA) to respond to any kind of volcanic emergency. According to the indications of PEVOLCA, the volcano alert level is currently in GREEN position, the lowest one; therefore, people can carry out their activities normally.

[Michael]

I love this one! 

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