La Palma Vulkan

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Canary Islands, 28.58°N / -17.84°W

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Summit height: 2426 m

Aktueller Status: normal / ruhend (1 von 5)

Last update: 3 Jun 2022

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Eruption of La Palma's Cumbre Vieja in Sep 2021 (image: Tom Pfeiffer)

The 47-km-long wedge-shaped island of La Palma, the NW-most of the Canary Islands, is composed of two large volcanic centers.

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Typische Aktivität: effusive
Ausbrüche des La Palma: 2021 (Sep - ongoing), 1971, 1949, 1712, 1677-1678, 1646, 1585

Letzte Erdbeben in der Nähe

Datum und Uhrzeit	Mag / Tiefe	Distanz / Ort
28. Sep. 06:54 (Canary)	1.8 2 km	5.2 km nordwestlich	S EL Paso.Ilp	Info
Samstag, 20. September 2025 GMT (1 Beben)
20. Sep. 03:18 (Weltzeit)	0.5 3 km	5.8 km nördlich	SE EL Paso.Ilp	Info
Freitag, 19. September 2025 GMT (2 Beben)
19. Sep. 21:26 (Weltzeit)	1.4 10 km	8 km nordwestlich	SW EL Paso.Ilp	Info
19. Sep. 02:40 (Weltzeit)	1.1 15 km	3.7 km südlich	NE Fuencaliente DE LA Palma.Il	Info

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Beschreibung

The older 2426-m-high northern one is cut by the massive steep-walled Caldera Taburiente, one of several massive collapse scarps produced by edifice failure to the SW. The younger 1949-m-high Cumbre Vieja, the southern volcano, is one of the most active in the Canaries. The elongated volcano dates back to about 125,000 years ago and is oriented N-S. Eruptions during the past 7000 years have originated from the abundant cinder cones and craters along the axis of Cumbre Vieja, producing fissure-fed lava flows that descend steeply to the sea. Historical eruptions at La Palma, recorded since the 15th century, have produced mild explosive activity and lava flows that damaged populated areas. The southern tip of the island is mantled by a broad lava field produced during the 1677-1678 eruption. Lava flows also reached the sea in 1585, 1646, 1712, 1949, and 1971.

La Palma Volcano Photos

Vulkan Teneguia, Blick von San Antonio v., Fuencaliente, Insel La Palma, Kanaren (Photo: WNomad)

Vulkankegel von Los Volcanes de Aridane, neben der Stadt Todoque, Insel La Palma. (Photo: WNomad)

Lavafeld und Vulkankegel in der Nähe von Los Llanos, Insel La Palma. (Photo: WNomad)

Krater des Vulkans San Antonio, Fuencaliente, Insel La Palma, Kanaren (Photo: WNomad)

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Bedeutende Vulkanausbrüche: La Palma volcano

In the past 10,000 years, La Palma has had at least 14 confirmed volcanic eruptions, out of which 8 are documented by historical records, while the others can be inferred from geological evidence.

The table below lists all known eruptions (date in bold face) of La Palma volcano in historic times and during the past 10,000 years. Updates on the most recent volcanic activity of La Palma can be found on the news page of La Palma volcano.

Datum	Hinweis	VEI	Todesopfer	Schaden
2021 Sep 19 - Dez 13	Tajogaite eruption Hist. dokumentiert	3		unbekannt
2021 Sep 19 (Ausbruch 2021 Sep 19 - Dez 13)	Hist. dokumentiert	3	1	sehr schwer	Info
2021 Sep 19: January 2023 - The body of a 72-year-old man was found in November 2021 in the municipality of El Paso in an exclusion zone, an area that was off limits to the public without express permission due to the eruption. A court in the Canary Islands determined that the autopsy confirmed the man "died after inhaling toxic gases, which certifies that the disaster did claim a human life". (reference #13407) December 25: According to the Cadastre, the data on homes and buildings affected have been placed at 1,676, of which 1,345 are for residential use, 180 for agricultural use, 75 for industrial buildings, 44 for leisure and hospitality buildings, 16 for public and the remaining 16 for other uses. Meanwhile, the Copernicus satellite puts 2,988 buildings destroyed and 138 buildings damaged. The final data will be obtained once these numbers can be filtered and compared with the damage in place. The hectares of crops affected have been 370, most of them being bananas, with 228.69. The vineyards, with 68.05 hectares, and the avocados, with 27.43 hectares, have been the other most damaged plantations. To these data must be added 90 hectares of isolated crops. In addition, 412 hectares of banana trees have been covered by ashes, while 128 have been vineyards and 84 avocados. (reference #13131) November 14: The area affected by the volcanic eruption reaches 1,019.79 hectares. According to the data provided by the Cadastre, to date 1,460 buildings have been affected, of which 1,181 are for residential use, 150 for agricultural use, 67 for industrial use, 34 for leisure and hospitality, 13 for public use and 15 of other uses. (reference #13083) October 6: The area affected by the eruption reached 421.93 hectares. 93.4 hectares of crops have been affected, mainly banana trees (35.6 ha.), vineyards (32.9 ha.) and avocados (6 , 7 ha.). (reference #13062) Sept 29: The Copernicus Emergency Management Service revealed the molten rock had destroyed 656 homes and stretched across an area of 267 hectares. (reference #13059) Sept 21: The lava flow from the volcano that erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has destroyed 166 houses and scorched 225 acres (103 hectares) of land as it inches its way toward the ocean, the EU’s Copernicus Earth Monitoring Service said Tuesday. (reference #13054) Sept 20: The lava left black swathes of destruction through the sparsely populated, green countryside and destroyed around 100 houses, officials said. (reference #13052) Cited references #1250 Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) (2001): EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, link #13052 Associated Press (2021): Lava from Spanish volcano heads toward sea; no injuries. Published 20 September 2021. Link #13054 EFE News Agency (2021): Lava from La Palma volcanic eruption devours scores of houses. Published 21 September 2021. Link #13059 Euro News (2021): La Palma volcano: How satellite imagery is helping us understand the eruption. Published 29 September 2021. Link #13062 Canary Islands Government (2021): The flows remain stable and a lava tube connects the emitting center with the sea. Published 6 October 2021. Link #13083 Canary Islands Government (2021): The lava continues to reach the sea without overflowing the perimeter already affected. Published 14 November 2021. Link #13131 Canary Islands Government (2021): The eruption of La Palma is declared over after 85 days and 8 hours of duration and 1,219 hectares of lava flows. Published 25 December 2021. Link #13407 AFP (2023): Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption. Published 2 January 2023. Link Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1971 Okt 26 - Nov 18	Teneguia Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1971 Okt 28 (Ausbruch 1971 Okt 26 - Nov 18)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	1-50 (*)	leicht	Info
1971 Okt 28: Casualties occurred but very little damage reported. (reference #9675) Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1949 Jun 24 - Jul 30	San Juan, Llano del Banco, Hoyo Negro Hist. dokumentiert	2?		unbekannt
1712 Okt 9 - Dez 3	El Charco Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1677 AD Nov 17 - 1678 Jan 21	N & S flanks of San Antonio (Fuentecaliente) Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1677 AD Nov 22 (Ausbruch 1677 AD Nov 17 - 1678 Jan 21)	Hist. dokumentiert	2	1	unbekannt	Info
1677 AD Nov 22: Gas killed one man and many animals. Johnston-Lavis gives date as 1678 and deaths from "mephitic vapours". (reference #9675) Cited references #1412 Simkin, Tom, and Lee Siebert with the collaboration of Russell Blong, Jonathan Dehn, Christopher Newhall, Roland Pool, and Thomas C. Stein (1994): Volcanoes of the World, Second Edition, A Regional Directory, Gazetteer, and Chronology of Volcanism During the Last 10,000 Years, Geoscience Press, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, in association with Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, Washington, D.C., p. 164-176. #9675 Siebert, Lee, Tom Simkin, Paul Kimberly (2010): Fatalities & Evacuations, Volcanoes of the World, Third Edition, Geoscience Press, Inc., University of California Press, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., p. 329-347. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1646 AD Okt 2 - Dez 21	South flank of San Martín (Tigalate) Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1585 AD Mai 19 - Aug 10	Tahuya Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
1481 ±11 y. AD	Tacande (Montaña Quemada) Hist. dokumentiert	2		unbekannt
900 ±100 y. AD	Nambroque II-Malforada	?		unbekannt
360 ±50 y. BC	El Fraile	?		unbekannt
1320 ±100 y. BC	La Fajana (Volcán Fuego)	?		unbekannt
4050 ±3000 y. BC	L'Amendrita, Birigoyo	?		unbekannt
4900 ±50 y. BC		?		unbekannt
6050 ±1500 y. BC		?		unbekannt

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Unsere Liste von Vulkanausbrüchen orientiert sich eng an der Datenbank des Global Volcanism Project (GVP) des Smithsonian Instituts, der international anerkanntesten globalen Datenquelle für Vulkanausbrüche. Sie schließt aber auch bedeutende Eruptionsepisoden oder damit zusammenhängende Vulkanereignisse ein. Unter "Vulkanausbrüchen" versteht man in der Regel meist Serien einzelner Eruptionsepisoden, die zeitlich aufeinander folgen oder sich (bei mehreren beteiligten Ausbruchspunkten an einem Vulkan) auch überlappen können und unter Umständen viele Jahre, Jahrzehnte oder noch länger andauern können. So ist z.B. die aktuelle Tätigkeit des Stromboli als ein einziger Ausbruch verstanden, der seit 1934 anhält.

Quellen: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K | Global Volcanism Project / Smithsonian Institution

La Palma Volcano FAQ

+When was the last eruption of La Palma volcano?

The last confirmed eruption of La Palma occurred im Jahr 2021.

+How often does La Palma volcano erupt?

Since 1481 AD, La Palma volcano has had at least 8 historically documented eruptions. This means that it erupts on average every 68 years.

+How active is La Palma volcano at present?

La Palma volcano is occasionally active: Since 1900, it has had 3 eruptions, and been active during 3 years out of 126 as of now. This means, La Palma has been in eruption one in 42 years on average. The last eruption was in 2021 and ended 4 years ago.

+When was the largest eruption of La Palma volcano?

The largest eruption of La Palma volcano in historic times occurred im Jahr 2021. It ranks as a "vulcanian" eruption with a magnitude 3 on the VEI (Volcanic Explosivity Index) scale.

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