Earthquakes & Volcanic Eruptions - Emergency Management - Thematic Areas - Sentinel Online
The tragic consequences of both earthquake and volcanic activity are obvious, their monitoring and timely mapping is essential to aid rescue efforts. While improved prediction is aimed at reducing the impact of any such an event.
Copernicus Sentinel-1's SAR mission supports earthquake analysis.
Data acquired by the Sentinel-5P atmospheric mission can be used to measure atmospheric hazards such as SO2 and volcanic ash, whch can pose a risk to human health and aircraft navigation.
The European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites, together with the COSMO-SkyMed constellation, provided important data related to the 2017 Ischia earthquake.
Satellites shed new light on earthquakes
24 March 2017
Sentinel satellites reveal east-west shift in Italian quake
03 November 2016
Keep an automatic eye on seismic zones
28 October 2016
Earth's most active volcanoes on satellite watch
20 October 2016
Sentinel-1 provides new insight into Italy's earthquake
29 August 2016
Nepal earthquake on the radar
29 April 2015
On 23 November 2014, an eruption started on Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde), almost 20 years from the previous one.
Fogo volcano on Sentinel's radar
02 December 2014
Radar vision maps Napa Valley earthquake
02 September 2014
Sentinel-1A has added yet another string to its bow. Radar images from this fledgling satellite have been used to map the rupture caused by the biggest earthquake that has shaken northern California in 25 years.
A wing for Sentinel-2A
01 September 2014
Imaging Earth's land with unprecedented speed and resolution has come another step closer as the next Sentinel satellite has been given its solar wing and started a strenuous six-month test campaign to make sure that it is fit for launch next April.
Space up your app with satellite data
05 June 2014
Calling all app developers: register today for the opportunity to spend a week at ESA developing new ideas and concepts for mobile apps using satellite Earth observation data.
Experts demonstrate versatility of Sentinel-1
08 May 2014
From climate change monitoring to supporting humanitarian aid and crisis situations, early data applications from the month-old Sentinel-1A satellite show how the radar mission's critical observations can be used to keep us and our planet safe.
First satellite detection of volcanic OCIO
25 March 2014
A large volcanic OClO and BrO plume could be tracked from ENVISAT SCIAMACHY jointly with EOS Aura MLS and OMI observations for 5 days after the June 2011 eruption of Puyehue-Cordón Caulle (PCC).
Prepping for radar vision
18 March 2014
Sentinel-1A, Europe's first satellite for Copernicus, is almost ready for launch on 3 April. Meanwhile, ESA is showing how its advanced radar will map ice, monitor subsidence and much more.
Envisat InSAR coseismic and post-seismic investigation of the 2008 Mw 6.3 Damxung earthquake, Tibet
26 February 2014
In this study the scientists use Envisast ASAR data to investigate coseismic and post-seismic surface deformation associated with the 2008 Mw 6.3 Damxung earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau.
Combination of DInSAR and gravity meseaurements for the analysis of Etna volcano activity
06 December 2013
In this study the team combined time-dependent gravity and DinSAR ground deformation measurements demonstrating that are complementary to each other and their regular recording may disclose and clarify complex volcanic dynamics.
The Santorini caldera has been a source of numerous eruptions and tsunamis in the past with the most recent seismic sequence ending in 1950 .Since then, Santorini volcano was in a "quiet" phase, with insignificant deformation and limited seismic activity.