In Spain’s Canary Islands, on an island home to 950,000 people was the site of an unusually strong volcanic earthquake swarm. Across the last 48 hours, more than 500 seismic events occurred, almost all being centered at 8 to 12 kilometers depth beneath a portion of the Teide volcano. This video discusses one interpretation of what this swarm could mean via a geologist.
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[1] INVOLCAN
[2] U.S. Geological Survey
[3] J. Ewert, A. Diefenbach, D. Ramsey, “2018 Update to the U.S. Geological Survey National Volcanic Threat Assessment”, U.S. Geological Survey, Accessed October 22, 2022. https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2018/5140/sir20185140.pdf
0:00 Teide Earthquake Swarm
0:23 Earthquake Swarm
2:48 Analysis/Opinion
4:34 Unrest Scale
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Teide is one of my favourite volcanos
Stranger things do / can happen
For the record, Teide is 3,715 m (12,188 ft) high. If it were 7,000 m high that would put it in the top 120 highest mountains in the world. The highest volcano in the world is Ojos del Salado, in Chile / Argentina at 6,839 m. No volcano is over 7,000 m high. It is 2.3 miles high, not 4.4 miles.
Thanks for all the work you do putting these videos together
Thank you for the update.
Seismicity & Volcanic Is Peaking Globally & Will Continue To Rise As Planetary alignments Start To Configure In The Next Decade Unfortunately..
I wonder if there's ever any snow on the summit of this volcano during winter?
Any correlation between these 5 swarms and solar activity?
Thanks as always, Geology Hub!
Your belly will rumble for only so long before you clear the room.
Wonderful graphics and explanations (again!)… Thank you!
I stayed in the Teide caldera for two days last week. The scenery is Mars like. Some interesting walks with many volcanic features to look at. Much cooler than down at sea level.
Still, probably not a good idea to take your holiday there for a while. Too much guessing goes on with this channel
Thanks for the content. I always learn something new with each release of your videos. Keep up the good work!!
There's been massive landslides at those islands
Thank you, I appreciateit you making this and sharing it (so quick! ) ❤
Any large landslide possible?
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Thanks for your hard work.
Is it possible that a summit eruption (from the top central vent of Teide) will take place in the foreseeable future?
Vesuvius is in an even more dormant state yet its gets lots of attention for every small earthquake that happens,every single day i get closer to accepting its just extinct.
Have you ever been in Tenerife?
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Did an internship in 1994 on the neighbour island of La Gomera. Always with the Teide in sight. I made hundreds of photos of the Teide. Looked different every day.
Thank you for the information. I live on the next island to the east, Gran Canaria. A few years ago, just when the La Palma Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted, we were at the beach. Quickly thinking about if we should take a hike in the mountains instead, because of all the talk of a possible mega tsunami… 😂
4:50 THAT'S MEEEEEE!