Mt. Etna Eruption ~ Local Coverage (latest event: Feb. 19 0500 local time! )

Gracie? Is it as bad as it looks? I don't know much about it....update when you can ok?Thinking of you and watching.

There is a small lava flow just started. First cam

This shows this morning with the rapid rise in activity. Just before 6am is how She has looked all week.

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/24430259620c.jpg[/atsimg]

This image is from a lava flow a few minutes ago from the new scar created this morning.

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/e611d8ec2afc.jpg[/atsimg]

I can't see anything outside at the moment... Not sure of the time stamps on your posts? Is this something recent? As in over the last couple of hours? (21.25 here).

I'll go look again but whatever she's doing? She's being very sneaky and quiet about it. Too much cloud cover to see anything...

Be back in a bit - going to go look again.

Thank you for the videos Kat - off to look at them!

Tzavros So she started around 0600 you were saying? Wow. It was after 0900 that She really started up. So there is some warning then???

It's clear enough now to see, yes, there is lava flow - very little of it.
It's near to full moon and hot hot hot tomorrow = more action?
We'll see!

Until next time...

reply to post by silo13

Still going at the moment. Sometimes there is a flare. Still on radio 7 but sometimes can be seen from Etna Webcam as well. It is from the new pointy bit .

reply to post by Tzavros


You are doing a great job T! The video thing is useless now...you were right!

reply to post by silo13


Thanks for checking in hon....I see a bunch of smoke and freak out...you come back like...... **Yawn** Oh....let me go out and see" I don't have any experience....I see all that smoke and think OMG!

reply to post by Tzavros

It is from the new pointy bit .

I can't wait to get a better look at this tomorrow morning! I hope I can see it from here. I was sure 'something changed' in the rage going on today - your photo confirmed it! Thank you again.

Added note: I was also in hopes of getting the 'ATS Journalist' status so I could go to the top of Etna - but sadly I was informed the 'journalist' status was no longer available...and...I can't spend the 100 Euro it would cost me to go take a closer look! But I'll not stop trying!!!

reply to post by StealthyKat

Don't stop watching it though it might show something interesting. It can't focus once it gets dark so you are better on the still cams.

reply to post by silo13

Once we can see without any smoke I think it might be interesting. We have been looking at different images from the cams and believe the lava is running from just behind the new point. Also waiting for the full report to come out, I can only read snatches of it at the moment.
All stats are back to how they were at the beginning of the week, which is not totally calm. Sometimes there are little tremors to be seen. I don't think She is ready for finishing this cycle of eruptions. We will just have to keep watching over the weeks I think.
Sleep well everyone

reply to post by Tzavros


Oh I will.....I can watch for the next couple of hours before the game tonight.....then I'll have a housefull! But I'll be back in the morning too. I try to keep an eye on it as I can.

Update.
A large chunk of rock on the lower southeast flank was rotated and uplifted by some mechanism thus far unknown, forming a steep-sided "spine" about 20-30 m tall, with locally vertical and sub-vertical flanks. I have called this new feature, Poin-Teebit, very technical name.

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/996e08df2926.jpg[/atsimg]

Photo taken by Salvatore Gambino,

reply to post by Tzavros


WOW! Great pic....I just got on, and I'll check it out as I can...doing 5 things at once. Has there been an eruption today?

reply to post by StealthyKat


Not today but lava is again showing on radio 7

i know this is seven hour old, but not mentioned above...

MAG 4.4 SOUTHERN ITALY

2011/09/11

05:45:00 (UTC)

39.815 15.274 (MAP)

285.4 (depth KMs)

SOUTHERN ITALY

see: usgs earthquake.usgs.gov...


seeya

reply to post by silo13


Came across a time lapse video,
Etna - Paroxysm 08/09/2011 kd produzione

The extraordinary images of the thirteenth paroxysmal activity and recovery Etna result of progress made in the locality Zafferana.

Images and assembly
Klaus aka Dorschfeldt KdEtna

There are lots of small quakes this morning.

Eample is

Magnitude: 2.8
Location: Sicily, Italy

Time: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:06:53 GMT+01:00
GMT: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:06:53 GMT

Latitude: 38° 32' 59" N (38.5500°)
Longitude: 12° 55' 12" E (12.9200°)
Depth: 10.0 km

2.2 about 20 minutes ago

reply to post by Tzavros

She's been active over the last few days - putting out considerable steam/foggy/white 'stuff'... I've a pic from this morning but the uploading was 'broken' on ATS.

If She goes from all this - to nothing - and it then gets hot again (like it should be on Wednesday) - let's just say this time I'll make sure I've got batteries. Nothing might happen at all but I'll be prepared.

Let me go see if I can get that pic up now.

peace

Edit to Add

Nope - ATS uploading is still temporarily disabled.

Until Next Time...

reply to post by silo13

Levels keep going up then just as I am about to put out an alarm, down they go.
Another quake a few minutes ago.
Magnitude: 2.6
Location: Sicily, Italy

Time: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:18:16 GMT+01:00
GMT: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:18:16 GMT

Latitude: 36° 35' 59" N (36.6000°)
Longitude: 14° 58' 12" E (14.9700°)
Depth: 2.0 km