Seismologist: Volcanic tsunami won t be a threat to region
Seismologist Dr Joan Latchman.
PHOTO COURTESY UWI SEISMIC RESEARCH CENTRE - UWI SRC
IF THERE is a tsunami as a result of the La Soufriere eruption, it will not be as energetic as one generated by a tectonic plate shift says seismologist Dr Joan Latchman.
La Soufriere first erupted last Friday, after over four decades of dormancy, and did so three times that day. Since then, there have been several further eruptions causing long-period earthquakes, almost continuous ash venting, and pyroclastic flow.
National Geographic described pyroclastic flow as a dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases.