Onlookers venture close to see the eruption of Cumbre Viejo. The volcano last erupted 50 years ago.
Updated 10-27-21 12:22pm
The La Palma volcano eruption taking place in the Canary Islands appears to be gaining strength instead of diminishing after 39 days of continuous eruption. Live video shows the volcano spewing ash and molten lava higher into the sky than at any point during the volcano’s six week life.
There have been over 35,000 earthquakes and tremors recorded at the volcano site to date. On Saturday an earthquake of 5.0 magnitude was recorded. This is the highest Richter scale reading since the eruption began September 19th. This surpassed the previous high of 4.4 recorded October 13th
Current lava flows are following the path of existing lava rivers yet overflowing their boundaries and filling parts of the island that were originally untouched. This has led to over 7,000 people evacuating their homes in La Palma.
In addition, 2,164 buildings have been destroyed and over 2,200 acres have been covered with fresh molten lava. In the past two weeks that’s an additional over 700 buildings and over 1,000 acres destroyed since we last reported on this natural phenomenon. Additionally over 44 acres of roadways have been covered by molten lava.
It’s Growing!
Lava flowing from the volcano has covered and forced its way over 2,000 homes and buildings in six weeks.
In the past six weeks Cumbre Viejo has also grown a cinder cone 600 feet higher than before, and it’s still growing. Additionally, a new delta has formed with approximately 100 acres of new land claimed from the Atlantic by the molten lava. If lava flow continues the northern and southern lava rivers will join creating an even larger extension of land mass. According to vulcanist experts, the Cumbre Viejo eruption is the “most significant since 1585”.
Volcanic smoke and ash is flowing east southeasterly and raining volcanic ash on the African country of Morocco. Smoke and ash is being experienced as far away as Venezuela 3,000 miles away. The La Palma eruption currently has six active vents spewing fumes, ash, and smoke over 12,000 feet high into the air.
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