{"id":143415,"date":"2025-06-05T08:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canariaslife.com\/?p=143415"},"modified":"2026-10-25T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T10:06:55","slug":"a-volcanic-archipelago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canariaslife.com\/en\/un-archipielago-volcanico\/","title":{"rendered":"A volcanic archipelago"},"content":{"rendered":"

What you might not know is that the island of La Palma
is the one that has suffered the most eruptions throughout history.<\/p>

The Canary Islands. A volcanic archipelago<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Volcanic eruptions in La Palma: history and present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All the Canary Islands have volcanic origins, but La Palma is the island with the most recorded eruptions since the conquest. The most recent began on September 19, 2021, in the Cumbre Vieja area, after a week of seismic swarms. The new volcano, named Tajogaite<\/strong>, was active for 85 days and was declared finished in December of that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lava covered more than 1,000 hectares and destroyed thousands of buildings, roads, and crops in the Aridane valley. Thanks to preventive evacuations, the lava did not cause casualties, although thousands of people lost their homes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Volcanic history of La Palma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since the conquest, seven eruptions have been documented in La Palma:<\/p>\n\n\n\n