The 24-hour volcanic monitoring network of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has located a total of 20 earthquakes in the vicinity of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption during the night, 6 of them with magnitudes greater than 3 (mbLg).
The maximum magnitude recorded was 3.9 (mbLg) corresponding to the earthquake located southwest of the municipality of Villa de Mazo at 04.22 hours. With intensity III EMS and a depth of 37 km, it was felt in Los Llanos, El Paso, Breña Alta, Tazacorte, Tijarafe, Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Garafía and Puntagorda.
On Tuesday, 74 earthquakes were located, the largest of 4.1 mbLg, located southwest of the municipality of Villa de Mazo at 08.25 hours. With intensity III-IV EMS and a depth of 37 km, this tremor was felt in almost the entire island.
As a result of the collapse of the volcano's cone last Saturday, the lava flow is undergoing variations. So far there are three lava flows: the one that runs further north forced the preventive evacuation of 700/800 people yesterday; the other two tongues, the original one has hardly any lava contribution and the second, further south, affects new constructions within the security perimeter.
The meteorological conditions favored the improvement of air quality yesterday, which allowed the lifting of the confinement of 3,500 people decreed last Monday. The Canary Islands airports remain operational, although airlines are canceling operations to La Palma. The height of ash emission reaches 3,500 meters and they move from the west turning to the east and south.
Seismicity continues at a depth of between 4 and 35 km and a maximum magnitude of 3.6. The volcanic tremor signal has increased, which could indicate a higher gas content in the magma coming out of the eruptive center