Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion, France): new eruption likely underway

A new eruption might be underway at the volcano. This morning, a seismic crisis was recorded by the instruments of the volcano observatory (OVPF) with 92 superficial volcano-tectonic earthquakes between 8:15 am and 8:51 am local time. The earthquake swarm, related to the fracturing of and intrusion into rocks due to magma pressure from below, was accompanied by rapid ground deformation…