La Palma registers nine earthquakes during the night, none felt

Opening of new emission centers to the northeast of the main cone of the La Palma volcano, on November 29, 2021, in the Llanos de Aridane, La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, (Spain). Activity in the effusive focus located on the flank – Europa Press

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, December 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The 24-hour monitoring volcanic surveillance network of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has located nine earthquakes overnight in the area affected by the volcanic reactivation on the island of La Palma, none of them felt by the population.

The seismicity continues under the central area of Cumbre Vieja, in the same areas of previous days. Most of the night’s earthquakes were located at intermediate depths, between 10 and 15 km, and only one of them at depths greater than 20 km.

The maximum recorded magnitude was 3.2 (mbLg) corresponding to an earthquake located at 5:21 am, with a depth of 36 km. Another 3.1 mbLg earthquake located at 03.33 hours, 12 km deep, also stands out.

Yesterday 21 earthquakes were located, all of them with magnitudes less than 3.0 (mbLg) and none felt.

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