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La Palma volcano (Canary Islands, Spain) activity update

Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 04:55 | BY: T
Lava fountains from the new vent at Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma last evening (image: Michael Risch)
Lava fountains from the new vent at Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma last evening (image: Michael Risch)
Closer view of the vent on 21 Sep 22:38 local time from El Time viewpoint (image: Kai v. Schauroth)
Closer view of the vent on 21 Sep 22:38 local time from El Time viewpoint (image: Kai v. Schauroth)
Last night, activity noticeably increased from the second vent that had opened the day before and quickly became the main one.
Lava fountains of several hundred meters height as well as large exploding lava bubbles were observed. The noise level of the eruption also increased.

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Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 03:03

La Palma volcano update: Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, La Palma: first lava samples

Fresh basalt from La Palma eruption (image: INVOLCAN)
Volcanologists published the first image of a lava sample from the current eruption at the volcano. The lava is of basaltic composition containing phenocrysts of plagioclase and pyroxene. Read all
Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 02:29

La Palma volcano update: Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption, La Palma: 1.54 square km have covered by lava flows

Updated lava flow field map of the eruption depicting estimated direction of the lava flows (image: @CopernicusEMS/twitter)
Impressive lava fountains continue to shoot into the sky from the four eruptive fissures feeding lava flowing slowly towards the coast. ... 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