Last Friday, a seismic swarm in the vicinity of Mount Teidewhose origin, according to the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, could be due to a movement of fluids such as steam, gas or water inside the volcano’s hydrothermal system.
During the same day, the video of an alleged landslide on the north face of Teide began to circulate. This Tuesday, seismologist Itahisa Domínguez, from the National Geographic Institute (IGN), has ensured that the collapse “It was seen from the IGN seismic station.” In fact, it reports that the phenomenon occurred exactly at 9:45 a.m. last Friday.
“Similar signs have been observed on other occasions that we thought were this type of landslide, but this is the first time it has been confirmed,” adds the expert. Until now, the author of the recording is unknown.
seismic swarm
The seismic swarm recorded a few days ago has characteristics very similar to those recorded on October 2, 2016 and June 14, 2019.
As Involcan pointed out, this does not imply an increased chance of a rash in the short or medium term but “remember that Tenerife is still a volcanically active island”.
