Seismic activity continues to migrates northwest at shallow depths

Seismic activity continues to migrates northwest at shallow depths

Yellow traffic light

Pre-eruptive seismic activity prompts the yellow traffic light and evacuations

Seismic activity continues to migrate slightly to the northwest, at average depths of around 8 km. Since the previous statement, a further 1,287 earthquakes have been detected in the southern area of the island of La Palma. Activity continues to migrate in a northwesterly direction. Since 00:11 (UTC), 20 earthquakes have been located at depths between 1-3 km. The maximum accumulated vertical deformation is around 6 cm in the area close to seismicity (IGN, 2021).

This image portrays the latitude, longitude, and depth of the seismic activity that occurred on the 15th of September 2021 on the island of La Palma. Sourced from IGN (2021)
This image portrays the latitude, longitude, and depth of the seismic activity that occurred on the 15th of September 2021 on the island of La Palma. Sourced from IGN (2021)
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