28 Dec Low magnitude earthquakes persists

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Low magnitude earthquakes persists

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Continued observation of geological activity as La Palma government organises the return or relocation of the population and reduction of the exclusion zone around the eruptive centre

Data type: Geological report
Groups: Seismic activity

Since the last statement (29th Dec 9:00 UTC), 32 earthquakes have been located on the island none of them were been felt by the population. The magnitudes are between 0.9 and 2.7 (mbLg). 15 earthquakes have been located at depths between 9 and 16 km, 3 around 33 km, and 14 earthquakes at depths less than 4 km (IGN, 2022).

This diagram represents the latitude, longitude, and depth of the seismic activity that occurred on the 4th of January 2022 on the island of La Palma. Sourced from IGN (2021)
This diagram represents the latitude, longitude, and depth of the seismic activity that occurred on the 4th of January 2022 on the island of La Palma. Sourced from IGN (2021)
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