According to National Emergency Management Organization’s (NEMO) April 5th La Soufriere Bulletin, the volcanic alert level remains at orange.
A new swarm of Volcano-Tectonic earthquakes began at the La Soufrière Volcano at 6:38 am on Monday and continued at a fairly constant rate before starting to decline at about 2:00 p.m. on Monday Activities declined significantly at 4:00 p.m. although small Volcano-Tectonic earthquakes were still being recorded.
The new swarm of Volcano-Tectonic earthquakes have been located at a depth about 6 km below the summit of the La Soufrière Volcano. This is slightly deeper than those recorded between March 23rd and 25th, 2021 which were located at depths from 3 to 5 km below the summit.
Monday’s largest Volcano-Tectonic earthquake was recorded at 2:16 pm, with a magnitude of 3.9.
