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La Palma volcano update: Largest so far quake at magnitude 4.6 this morning

Sat, 16 Oct 2021, 05:17 | BY: T
Seismic trace of this morning's magnitude 4.6 quake (image: IGN)
Seismic trace of this morning's magnitude 4.6 quake (image: IGN)
At 5.41 a.m., the largest-so-far quake shook the island with a magnitude 4.6. It was felt all over the island.
As the other larger quakes, it was located deep under Cumbre Vieja volcano, at 37 km depth. The interpretation of the these deep and often comparably larger quakes in relationship with the ongoing eruption is still matter of debate.

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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