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La Palma volcano update: La Palma volcano eruption update: lava flow hazard map

Tue, 21 Sep 2021, 04:02 | BY: MARTIN
Lava flow hazard map for La Palma eruption (image: IGN Canary Islands)
Lava flow hazard map for La Palma eruption (image: IGN Canary Islands)
The Instituto Geográfico Nacional Canary Islands (IGN) published a simulation of lava flows at the current eruption site where are expected to travel including a possibility of affected areas.
One the main impact of the eruption is risk from ash and gas, e.g. inhalation close to the spring site.

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Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 22:26

La Palma volcano eruption update: new eruptive fissure opens, followed by strong magnitude 3.8 quake

Seismic signal of the 3.8 quake at 9.32 p.m. on La Palma
As suspected as a possible scenario earlier, the eruption continues to evolve as a new fissure opened around 9 p.m. local time in the area of Tacande, in the municipality of El Paso. It seems to be approx. 1 km west of the original vents. Read all
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La Palma volcano
shield volcano 2426 m
Canary Islands, 28.58°N / -17.84°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) La Palma volcano eruptions:
2021 (Sep - ongoing), 1971, 1949, 1712, 1677-1678, 1646, 1585
Typical eruption style
effusive
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