a lava tsunami in the Canary Islands

a lava tsunami in the Canary Islands

According to the latest data from the Spanish authorities, so far the lava covered at least 674 hectares of land and some 6,800 people were evacuated. In this sense, data from the Sentinel-2 satellite connected to the European Union Satellite Image System (Copernicus) indicate that the phenomenon has advanced 24.4 hectares more and has covered an area of ​​680.4 hectares so far. .

Volcanic activity has continued for almost a month, with moments of greater explosiveness and others where more fluid lava comes out, say those responsible for the emergency plan to face the calamity.

On the other hand, a 4.5 earthquake has been recorded again, the largest since the eruption began.

The earthquake, located at a depth of 36 kilometers and registered at 7.02 am, has the same magnitude as another registered on Thursday in the same area and at a similar depth, according to National Geographic. In total, more than 35 thousand have been registered in the last month.

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