IGN: Tenerife Volcanic Risk Remains Unchanged Despite Recent Seismic Swarm
The National Geographic Institute reports that recent micro-earthquakes under Tenerife’s Teide National Park are normal seismic adjustments and do not indicate an increased risk of volcanic eruption.
Recent seismic activity under Teide National Park does not signal a change in Tenerife’s volcanic risk level. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), these micro-earthquakes are typical for an active volcanic system and show no signs of an eruption in the near or medium future.
Since the night of April 3rd, the IGN has recorded 131 hybrid seismic events. Experts have manually located 31 of these, which registered between 0.4 and 1.6 on the magnitude scale. Because of their low intensity, these tremors have gone unnoticed by the public, even though the surveillance network has been monitoring them constantly since the first pulse at 10:47 p.m.
Technically, the earthquakes occurred between 5 and 18 kilometers deep. Their low frequency and limited energy suggest they are simply internal adjustments within the volcano’s structure. Unlike the seismic swarms seen in February, this current activity does not show signs of pressure or magma rising toward the surface.
The IGN notes that these figures are provisional and the total count may rise as analysis continues, which is standard procedure for this type of activity. With over 100 monitoring stations in place, the scientific community is keeping a close watch on the area. For now, the situation remains completely normal, and activities around the National Park can continue as usual.