SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Sep 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Canary Islands Geodetic Network, operated by the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute (Involcan), has registered in recent days a significant deformation of the terrain of volcanic origin in the area of the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma.
This deformation can be interpreted as the effect of the pressurization of a small magmatic reservoir, with a volume of approximately 11 million cubic meters, located inside Cumbre Vieja, in the same area where most of the earthquakes of the recent swarm, and at a depth of approximately 6-7 kilometers.
This observation confirms that the source of this swarm, which began last Saturday, September 11, has a magmatic origin and is related to the intrusion of a small volume of magma inside the Cumbre Vieja volcano.
Involcan will continue to be informed about the evolution of this new seismic swarm in the Cumbre Vieja volcano and recalls that it cannot be ruled out that the seismicity felt in the coming days will intensify, depending on the evolution of the activity.
The current situation of the volcanic traffic light is in yellow for the municipalities of El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane, Mazo and Fuencaliente de la Palma; therefore, the population is advised to be attentive to the information provided by the corresponding Civil Protection authorities.
