• Direct Latest news about the La Palma volcano

Shortly before 10.00 am on Monday the

volcano

of

Cumbre Vieja

in

La Palma

, has stopped the emission of lava, ash and smoke.

It has literally stopped.

What appears to be a new volcanic phase has caught experts by surprise who, for the moment, do not know why such inactivity is due and urge to maintain precautions and not lower our guard.

The column of smoke that dispersed ash throughout the island has disappeared and there is hardly any activity in the

volcano

, although it is not the first time since the beginning of the eruption that these periods of inactivity have occurred.

"The apparent interruption of the eruption may indicate a new phase. We must not lower our guard. Seismicity returns," reports Volcanes de Canarias.

Indeed, while seismicity has decreased in the area of ​​the main mouth, it has increased at a new point on the island, in

Fuentecaliente

, where 16 earthquakes have been recorded in the last hours.

The most intense was located at 06.05 hours and at

a depth of 10 kilometers

, and in general, all are above magnitude 2 and at depths ranging between 9 and 13 kilometers.

The volcanic tremor on La Palma fell significantly this morning, as indicated by the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

According to the

Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias

, the volcanic tremor is related to the intensity of the strombolian explosive activity of the volcano.

The experts are meeting at the moment to analyze the reason for this stop at the volcano.

"The activity has been reduced notably in the last hours in La Palma. It

is necessary to be very vigilant

of its evolution because the scene can change quickly", they affirm from the Institute of Geosciences.

As explained in LaSexta, the geologist and scientific disseminator

Nahúm Méndez Chazarra

, this stoppage may be worrying, since it

could mean that the volcano "is recharging

.

"

The hypotheses that the experts consider are that the volcano

is recharging with magma

, that there is

a plug

, that it

has begun to go out

or that the magma is moving to another place and there may be an eruption in another place.

From the port of

Tazacorte

, small plumes of smoke can be seen along the course of the main stream that devastated the town of

Todoque

, which last night was about 1,600 meters from the coastline without reaching the sea.

The scientific committee of

the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands

(Pevolca) warned last night that the arrival of the lava to the sea could be a matter of hours, so the residents of the closest neighborhoods were ordered to stay inside their houses to avoid the risks of gases that can be released when lava comes into contact with seawater.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • La Palma volcano

  • The Palm

  • science

  • Science and Health

  • Spain

Cumbre Vieja Lava from La Palma volcano enters the town of Todoque

Cumbre ViejaVolcán on La Palma, the eruption live |

The volcano enters an explosive phase

ScienceThe questions of the volcano: What is going to happen now on La Palma?

Is this eruption going to make Teide active?

See links of interest

  • The Palm

  • Last News

  • Work calendar

  • Home THE WORLD TODAY

  • Master Investigation Journalism

  • Series

  • Juventus - Sampdoria

  • Bordeaux - Rennes

  • Mallorca - Osasuna

  • Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix, live

  • Southampton - Wolverhampton Wanderers