Jabl al-Tair volcano activity may threaten regional navigation

The Ministry of Fisheries Wealth (MFW) sent a warning to all fishermen not to get close to the Island of Jabl al-Tair due to the reawakening of the volcano that erupted last Monday.

Sources say that this is a precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of the fisherman and nearby citizens. “The Ministry of Fisheries Wealth announced in a circulation note to all fishermen to report any dangerous developments they may have witnessed to the office in order to take the necessary actions and inform the concerned parties,” said Abdullah Abdu Borji, general manager of the MFW office in Houdeida.

As a result of the Jabl al-Tair volcano’s recent eruption, two earthquake monitoring stations were installed between November 20-26 on the Islands of Zogar and Hunaish Kubra, according to a statement from the Earthquake Monitoring and Studies Center in the governorate of Dhammar. 

The Center also reported an earthquake last Monday at 6:04 pm centered in the Red Sea which measured 2.7 on the Richter scale. Another smaller earthquake measuring 1.9 on the Richter scale was detected at 11:46am on Tuesday.
 
An additional two earthquakes were also reported in al-Beidha governorate, one on Monday at 10:30 pm and the second on Tuesday at 4:49 am.  The Center’s statement also said that based on the data collected, these earthquakes appear to be a natural result of pressure under the sea bed being released gradually.  

The Jabl al-Tair Volcano, located 100 km northeast of Houdeida, is in a state of continual activity, but this September 29 eruption proved more severe than usual, according to Yahya al-Ken’ai, general manager of the General Authority for Development and Promotion of Yemeni Islands. 

Al-Ken’ai called on all countries located within the vicinity of the volcano to join forces and cooperate in emergency-preparedness efforts for such natural disasters in the Red Sea area, adding that Jabl al-Tair volcano is one of the natural threats whose impact would be felt by all surrounding countries.

“There is a great need to set up a regional center for monitoring earthquakes and other natural disasters in order to be able to take early action, as the safe area is shrinking and this increases the risks, especially for regional navigation,” said al-Ken’ai.

Experts and geologists say that the reawakening of the volcano is the result of gases being emitted from deep inside the earth’s crust via rifts created when the volcano first erupted.

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