The volcanic monitoring network of the National Geographic Institute (IGN), which monitors the volcano 24 hours a day, has located a total of 20 earthquakes in the vicinity of the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption during the night, 9 of them with magnitudes greater than 3 (mbLg).
The maximum magnitude recorded was 4.1 (mbLg) corresponding to the earthquake 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 practically the entire island.
During the night, two other earthquakes were also felt, one recorded at 02.31 hours, of magnitude 3.7 and intensity IV EMS, and another of 3.7 that occurred at 08.16 and was felt with intensity IV EMS.
This Monday almost eighty earthquakes have been located, the largest of 3.6 mbLg, felt with intensity of III-IV EMS in numerous nuclei of Barlomento, Villa de Mazo, El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane, Breña Alta, Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Puntallana, Fuencaliente and Tazacorte.
Since Saturday, when the north face of the volcanic cone collapsed, effusive and eruptive activity has increased. The greater contribution of lava and the great fluidity of the lava flows have increased the affected area to 595 hectares.
Currently, the most active lava flow is the one that is furthest north and while one of its branches advances towards the sea (300 meters), the other one caused this Monday the combustion of hydrocarbons as it passed through a cement factory that forced the confinement of some 3,500 people in areas of El Paso and Los Llanos de Aridane. Access through Tazacorte to the evacuated areas was also prohibited until the evolution of the volcanic emergency north of the Todoque mountain is studied. In any case, all the lava flows advance through the evacuated exclusion zone.
The Canary airports are operational, although the airlines are canceling flights to La Palma. There is a significant amount of volcanic ash moving east along with the sulfur dioxide cloud due to high altitude winds. The dioxide values are below the risk threshold. Seismicity continues.
