Sismicity of Canary IslandsNowadays there are about 400-500 earthquakes per year in this zone, of which between 5 and 7 are of magnitude bigger than 2.5. The seismicity is produced at depths between 0 and 40 km.
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Geology and tectonics of the Canary Islands. The area of the Canary Islands is a zone of moderate seismicity, with earthquakes that, in general, do not exceed 5.5 degrees of magnitude. In many cases, it is a question of seismicity associated with volcanic reactivations, which may or may not end in an eruption.
In the area you have selected (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) tsunami hazard is classified as medium according to the information that is currently available. This means that there is more than a 10% chance of a potentially-damaging tsunami occurring in the next 50 years.
Multiple eruptions during the last 7,000 years have produced mild explosive activity and lava flows which have damaged populated areas and reached the sea in 1585, 1646, 1712, 1949, and 1971. A new eruption from the SW flank began on 19 September 2021, roughly 20 km NW of the site of the 1971 eruption.
The Canary Islands are subject to many such hazards, including earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. The foreseeable consequences of a geological hazard are known as “geological risks”.
Eruptions on La Palma can last from a few weeks to several months. “The only way to know is to know the total volume of eruptible magma under Cumbre Vieja,” says Pablo J. González, a physical volcanologist at the Spanish National Research Council on Tenerife.
The tributo de sangre ended in 1764, but poverty and overpopulation in the Canary Islands still caused many Canarians to immigrate to Puerto Rico and other parts of Latin America.