10-08-2022, 05:07 PM
(10-08-2022, 09:24 AM)TomK Wrote: Are you saying that magma could reach the surface in Mauna Loa's crater and it might not be detectable?
Actually, something a bit shy of 'not detectable'
The last time we were in this situation, in 1984, when the mountain was this inflated and seismicity this shallow, it was less than four hours between the time the final ascent began, ie the final EQ swarm was initially detected, and when magma broke the surface of the volcano. And that period wasn't even as 'noisy' as one might have expected. There's a whole back story to all that that even makes it a comedy.. but that's an entirely different story..
Interestingly, Ken, the current SIC at HVO, said pretty much the same last night on tv.. the vid clip of which can be watched here..
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2022...mauna-loa/