Sentences with phrase «volcanic tremors»
"Volcanic tremors" refers to the shaking or vibrations caused by a volcano. Full definition
«There have been no large events at the Bardarbunga volcano since yesterday (Sunday) and there is no sign of volcanic tremors,» Gunnar Gudmundsson, geophysicist at the Icelandic Met Office said.
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But tourism has slumped in parts of Bali since September when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase and the alert level was raised to maximum before being lowered in October when seismic activity calmed.
Readings from these measurements are in line with the increase in volcanic tremors.
Geophysicists in Iceland were studying volcanic tremors — rapidly repeating mini-earthquakes thought to come from magma moving underground — when they noticed something odd.
The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said the mountain was still being rocked by hundreds of volcanic tremors.
Bali, famous for its surf, beaches and temples, attracted nearly five million visitors in 2016, but business has slumped in areas around the volcano since September, when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.
The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said there has been an increase in volcanic tremors, with a total of 564 recorded Monday.
Indonesia's volcanology centre said there had not been an increase in the frequency of volcanic tremors and it was monitoring the situation.
The observation post revealed that as of 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday, it recorded 94 instances of volcanic tremor, while in the previous day, 427 tremors were recorded.
Mt. Agung's volcanic activity has been increasing since earlier this month, indicated by a string of volcanic tremors.
A total of 58 shallow volcanic tremors, 318 deep volcanic tremors and 44 local tectonic tremors have occurred during that period.
According to monitoring results of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Mt. Agung's volcanic activities continued on Thursday with 58 shallow volcanic tremors, 104 deep volcanic tremors and 17 local tectonic tremors.
Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said the number of volcanic tremors was still high — 222 between midnight and 6 am Monday — but the situation was stable.
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