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Volcano on island in the Galapagos spews lava into the sea

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A volcano located on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun to erupt, sending lava gushing down the sides of the mountain towards the ocean beneath it. Located roughly 600 miles from Ecuador’s mainland, the La Cumbre volcano on the island of Fernandina started to erupt on Saturday March 2 at about midnight local time. According to Ecuador's Geophysical Institute, this may be the 4,842-foot volcano’s largest eruption since 2017.

Andy Torres/Parque Nacional Galápagos via Getty Images. This volcano system has produced close to 30 recorded eruptions since 1800. The La Cumbre volcano is one of the most active in the Galapagos Island chain. It last erupted in 2020, following an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 that produced 29 aftershocks. Most of the recent eruptions have occurred along fissures around the summit crater.

Icelandic Meteorological Office. 'It is to be expected that another magma flow can occur in the next few days and there is an increased probability of an eruption,' wrote IMO representatives in a translated statement. ' the next magma flow depends on how fast the pressure due to the accumulation of magma under Svartsengi builds up to set it off.' Grindavík residents were allowed to return to the town, following the last eruption on February 8.

 

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