The volcanic surveillance network for 24-hour monitoring of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has located a total of 42 earthquakes associated with the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma during the night, a dozen of them with magnitudes greater than 3 (mbLg).
At 07.24 hours there was an earthquake of 5.0 (mbLg), according to the latest update of the IGN data, which is the maximum magnitude recorded since the volcanic crisis began. Located southwest of the municipality of Villa de Mazo, with an epicenter 35 km deep, it was felt with intensity IV-V on the EMS scale in all the islands of the province.
Specifically, it was felt in Puntallana, San Andrés y Sauces, El Paso, Garafía, Los Llanos de Aridane, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Breña Baja, Tijarafe, Breña Alta, Villa de Mazo, Barlovento, Tazacorte, Puntagorda, Fuencaliente, in La Palma; Valverde, Frontera and El Pinar, in El Hierro; Santiago del Teide, La Guancha, Icod de los Vinos, Guía de Isora, Los Realejos, Candelaria, Güímar, La Orotava, San Miguel de Abona, Granadilla de Abona, Santa Úrsula and Los Silos, in Tenerife, and Valle Gran Rey, Hermigua, Vallehermoso and San Sebastián, in La Gomera,
Another earthquake occurred at 04.36 hours of magnitude 4.1 mbLg, with an epicenter 37 km deep and again southwest of Mazo. This tremor was felt with an intensity of III-IV on the EMS scale in almost the entire island of La Palma.
Earthquakes of magnitudes 3.2 (06.38 hours), 3.0 (06.46 hours), 3.7 (07.13 hours), 3.3 (07.21 hours) and 3.1 (07.59 hours) have also been felt, with intensities ranging between II and IV on the EMS scale.
This Friday 186 earthquakes were located, the largest of 3.7 mbLg occurred southwest of the municipality of Villa de Mazo at 09.38 hours. With intensity IV EMS and a depth of 10 km, this tremor was felt in A Coruña and Lugo, according to IGN data.
