Photos Show La Palma Eruption as It Enters a New State

Multiple Earthquakes Detected

Ash and smoke rise from the Cumbre Vieja Volcano on October 9, 2021 in La Palma, Spain. Photo: Marcos del Mazo (Getty Images)

A week before the volcano began erupting in late September, the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute said it recorded more than 20,000 earthquakes in the area. Seismic activity has continued as the volcano keeps erupting. There were 21 seismic incidents on Sunday alone, the the Spanish National Geological Institute said, including one earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8.

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