Popocatépetl activity and seismic news from Reykjanestá and Madeira.

The Cenapred informs during the last 24 hours to Popocatépetl 189 exhalations, some of these events were accompanied by gas emissions and slight amounts of ash. and three minor explosions recorded yesterday at 7:30 p.m., 9:20 p.m. and March 7 at 7:23 a.m. At the seismicity level, 215 minutes of tremor were also recorded

Since this morning and until the time of this report at 11:15 a.m., volcanic gas emissions and slight amounts of ash have been presented which are scattered towards the northeast.

Cenapred requests not to access the volcano.

The Popocatépetl volcanic alert remains at Amarillo Fase 2.

Source: Cenapred

The news of volcanic areas is rather summarized at this time by news of the developed seismicity.

In the Reykjanes Peninsula, seismic activity continues at the southwestern tip of Reykjanestá since February 15. We distinguish on March 6 at 4:55 pm an earthquake of M 3.1.
Earthquakes have greatly decreased near Thorbjorn, but the status unquestionably promulgated by the Civil Protection remains current.
IMO always advises against excursions to the Eldvörp region.

Source: IMO

On March 7, 2020 at 8:58 p.m. (Canary time), the seismic stations of the Canaria seismic network (C7) of the Canary Volcanological Institute (INVOLCAN) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 according to the Spanish Geographic Institute and M 5.2 according to EMSC (Euro-Mediterranean seismological center) and NEIC (National Earthquake Information Center).

The epicenter of this earthquake is located in the Madeira archipelago, about 50 kilometers south of Funchal, and was very clearly felt on the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo Santo. This seismic event was felt with less intensity also in Lisbon, as well as in the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, located approximately 1,000 and 380 kilometers from the epicenter respectively.
Another shake of Ml4.3 is reported at 9:22 p.m. by the IGN.

Sources: InVolcan, IGN and EMSC