April 9, 2021

Second, Smaller Eruption At La Soufriere

By Newsroom

The National Emergency Management Office has confirmed that a Second explosive eruption has occurred at La Soufriere, hours after the initial incident.

NEMO says the eruption, which occurred at 2:45pm, was smaller than the first which occurred earlier this morning.

The first eruption happed at 8:41am.

As it relates to the second incident, UWI Seismic Research Centre noted that “The vertical ash column estimated to have gone approximately 4km into the atmosphere.

It added: “Plume could be seen from the capital. There is no third eruption as yet – this one is still ongoing fed by successive pulses and is now estimated to have reached above 15000m into the atmosphere.”

Click here to read updates on the initial eruption.

 

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