La Palma volcano update: Intense seismic activity, uplift reaches 15 cm

Latest map of uplifted area on La Palma (source: IGN)

Latest map of uplifted area on La Palma (source: IGN)

IGN confirms that the seismic activity has accelerated in the last hours, with intense surface seismicity between 0 and 6 km and numerous earthquakes felt by the population.
Up to this moment and since the beginning of the series, 6,632 earthquakes have been detected, of which 1,317 have been located. During today, 327 earthquakes have been detected, of which 86 have been located with a maximum magnitude of 3.8 or the earthquake that occurred at 10:16 (UTC), widely felt on the island and with a depth of 2 km.

The maximum accumulated vertical deformation has increased to around 15 cm in the area close to the current seismicity and its distribution is still compatible with a center of pressure in this area.