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08:53, July 22, 2007 |
There will be no more tremors as a volcano in northern Tanzania erupted, spewing small amounts of smoke and lava.
Kenyan government spokesman Dr. Alfred Mutua said in a statement on Saturday that Mount Oldonyo Lengai, which is close to the border with Kenya and believed to be the source of a series of tremors experienced in the region in the past week, erupted late Thursday.
"Scientists believe this has reduced the pressure that was there, hence the decrease of the tremors,"Mutua said in a statement.
Experts said eruptions bring to an end the numerous earth tremors that have hit East Africa for the past week as the seismic waves responsible for the movements emanated from this point.
The powerful eruptions that occurred on Thursday from 10 p.m. will, according to experts, reduce the underground activity that was responsible for the tremors.
It will also restore calm in the region that had for the last one week been engulfed in fear and anxiety.
The U.S. Geological Survey said that the series of earthquakes experienced since July 14 are a phenomenon known as "seismic swarm. "
"Although volcanic eruptions are often preceded and accompanied by earthquake swarms, most earthquake swarms are not associated with volcanic eruptions," the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site.
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