Teide volcano (Tenerife Island, Canaries): magnitude 3 earthquake under the volcano
Fri, 6 Jan 2017, 17:41 | BY: T
Location of today's earthquake under Teide volcano
Whether the quake is volcanic in origin and might be a sign of a gradual reawakening of the volcano is impossible to say, but it is important to follow the volcano's seismic activity closely.
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Wed, 12 May 2004, 06:00
Tenerife volcano (Spain) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 12 May-18 May 2004 (New Activity / Unrest)
Local volcanologists reported that there was increased seismicity at Tenerife in mid-May, according to a news article. The article stated that during several days before 18 May there were "five successive low-intensity earthquakes in the island's most volcanically active zone in the area between Mont Teide and Santiago del Teide." The director of the Estación Vulcanológica de Canarias stated that the earthquakes, which were less than M 2, could be an early sign that something unusual was happening at the volcano. ... Read all
