Alert in Michoacan! (Mexico) After earthquakes, residents fear the formation of a new volcano

[SaintLouisBlues]

https://www.radioformula.com.mx/noticias/20200205/alerta-en-michoacan-tras-sismos-pobladores-temen-la-formacion-de-un-nuevo-volcan/

"Villagers around the Paricutin volcano remain alarmed by the possible birth of a new volcano in the state of Michoacán . This after the National Seismological Service of Mexico ( SSN ) revealed that from January 5 to February 4, 2020 there has been a seismic swarm of 2 thousand 313 telluric movements with magnitudes between 2.9 and 4.1 in the Paricutin volcanoes and Tancítaro .

Given this, more than 50 researchers from various institutions in the country are investigating what causes this phenomenon and if there is a possibility that it may originate from a new volcano or discard that option."


Pic from the 1940's



From wiki the last time a new volcano emerged in this area:

"Parícutin (or Volcán de Parícutin, also accented Paricutín) is a cinder cone volcano located in the Mexican state of Michoacán, near the city of Uruapan and about 322 kilometers (200 mi) west of Mexico City. The volcano surged suddenly from the cornfield of local farmer Dionisio Pulido in 1943, attracting both popular and scientific attention.

Paricutín presented the first occasion for modern science to document the full life cycle of an eruption of this type. During the volcano's nine years of activity, scientists sketched and mapped it and took thousands of samples and photographs. By 1952, the eruption had left a 424-meter-high (1,391 ft) cone and significantly damaged an area of more than 233 square kilometers (90 sq mi) with the ejection of stone, volcanic ash and lava. Three people were killed, two towns were completely evacuated and buried by lava, and three others were heavily affected. Hundreds of people had to be permanently relocated, and two new towns were created to accommodate their migration. Although the larger region still remains highly active volcanically, Parícutin is now dormant and has become a tourist attraction, with people climbing the volcano and visiting the hardened lava-covered ruins of the San Juan Parangaricutiro Church. In 1997, CNN included Parícutin in its list of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.[3]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par%C3%ADcutin

[SCantiGOP]

1. I remember a story about this in grade school

That was a long time ago, but I remember thinking afterwards that this could happen randomly, like maybe I would see one open up in my neighborhood.