IRIN | Madrid
The director of the National Geographic Institute, Emilio Carreño, stated on Friday that the material damage caused by the earthquake of magnitude 4.6 degrees this morning northwest of the town of Frontera (El Hierro), one of the 11,000 that have been registered since the beginning of the activity, has been "imperceptible".
Speaking to Europa Press, Carreño said that this earthquake has been of "greater magnitude" which had occurred so far in the series of earthquakes recorded to date since the process began on the island and pointed that the latter can be seen that the magnitude has increased "as planned" and that there has been a "volcanic tremor".
Thus, the director of the National Seismic Network explained that the earthquake occurred at the base of the crust, "offshore" of the island, unlike that of the peninsula that is continental, and pointed out that, although "purely tectonic" is "implied that there is some pushing and magma produced by this break in the base of the crust," but has avoided ruling on whether it could wash out to the outside.
"We saw that the eruption in La Restinga occurred after an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 which probably broke the crust and magma somewhere found a way out. There have been taking place major earthquakes and an eruption does not necessarily have to occur, "he remarked.
Thus, Carreno told that since records began earthquakes on the island have already been analyzed "over 11,000" in the area from north to south, while during the year in Spain are usually calculated "about 6,000 earthquakes ". "In three months it has been done the work of a year," he stated.
Furthermore, despite that in the area of La Restinga in the south of the island, where there has been the eruption of the volcano, the director of the National has reported that "curiously" earthquakes are having their "epicenter in the North of the island. ""On the other side and into the sea," he stated.
The director of the National Geographic Institute, Emilio Carreño, stated on Friday that the material damage caused by the earthquake of magnitude 4.6 degrees this morning northwest of the town of Frontera (El Hierro), one of the 11,000 that have been registered since the beginning of the activity, has been "imperceptible".
Speaking to Europa Press, Carreño said that this earthquake has been of "greater magnitude" which had occurred so far in the series of earthquakes recorded to date since the process began on the island and pointed that the latter can be seen that the magnitude has increased "as planned" and that there has been a "volcanic tremor".
Thus, the director of the National Seismic Network explained that the earthquake occurred at the base of the crust, "offshore" of the island, unlike that of the peninsula that is continental, and pointed out that, although "purely tectonic" is "implied that there is some pushing and magma produced by this break in the base of the crust," but has avoided ruling on whether it could wash out to the outside.
"We saw that the eruption in La Restinga occurred after an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 which probably broke the crust and magma somewhere found a way out. There have been taking place major earthquakes and an eruption does not necessarily have to occur, "he remarked.
Thus, Carreno told that since records began earthquakes on the island have already been analyzed "over 11,000" in the area from north to south, while during the year in Spain are usually calculated "about 6,000 earthquakes ". "In three months it has been done the work of a year," he stated.
Furthermore, despite that in the area of La Restinga in the south of the island, where there has been the eruption of the volcano, the director of the National has reported that "curiously" earthquakes are having their "epicenter in the North of the island. ""On the other side and into the sea," he stated.
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