There are no signs that the La Palma volcano eruption is going to end anytime soon
The depletion of magma or the emission of gases is not appreciated
The seismography specialist of the National Geographic Institute (IGN), Itahiza Domínguez, has affirmed, regarding how long the volcanic eruption of Cumbre Vieja, in La Palma , will last , that there are no signs of magma depletion or in the emission of gases from the volcano therefore, there is no indication that it will end any time soon.
Domínguez, in statements to Efe, points out, however, that it is too early to know how long the eruption may last since it is necessary to analyze more data "and even so it is not clear that it can be predicted when it will end."
“We will see it over time. It is still too early to know if the eruption will last a few weeks or much longer ”, adds the specialist.
Regarding the evolution of this volcanic process , Domínguez affirms that it continues as yesterday with a main cone that emits pyroclastic and ash clouds from various points.
Remember that these ashes are creating columns up to 6,000 or 7,000 meters high as yesterday, although today, according to information provided by the IGN, the height has been lowered to about 4,000 meters.
The secondary point, the secondary cone, on one flank of the main one, continues to emit a lava flow which is the one that reached the sea while the two new sources, which were opened yesterday 600 meters from the main one, emit a fairly fluid flow.
Domínguez indicates that, according to the information available to them, this new stream is connecting with the main stream, although he warns that this may change at any time because they are areas of complex orography.
"The models could say that it goes the other way depending on the viscosity, temperature ... the lavas can be cooled and create barriers that make it flow in another direction. We have to wait and continue pending the information and the predictive models that can be made ”, he says.
The expert explains that the volcanic cone can change little by little because it emits a significant amount of material and collapses because it has no stability and points out that there was a small explosion yesterday and now it is emitting ash again.
He adds that it is possible that part of the cone may end up detaching but it is difficult for it to collapse completely, although it indicates that as long as the safety distance is maintained "there should be no greater danger" if it occurs.
The IGN technician affirms that in these strombolian eruptions new emission points can be originated near the main mouths and he does not rule out that new ones may arise.
What if you rule out with the current information they have, is that a new emission zone appears in the Fuencaliente area due to deep seismic activity.
"It is not a very dense swarm" indicates the specialist, who points out that it is being studied whether the seismicity is related to a magma refeeding process at a greater depth, although, if this were the case, it would continue to come out through the main mouths.
Also, he explains, it could be an adjustment of the magmatic system since the pressures are changing and the material that is expelled comes from very low where there may be an overpressure but that will be evaluated over time.
For now, it is affecting the magmatic system that is open and that is releasing its pressure through the emission of the main crater.
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