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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Details for: La Palma

The caldera rim of the Taburiente volcano, which makes up the northern section of the island of La Palma, is seen here from a lava flow field on the southern volcano, Cumbre Vieja. Bejenado volcano (left center) is located on the southern edge of the breached Taburiente caldera. Cumbre Nueva Ridge (right) was formed by a large-scale collapse. Cumbre Vieja is the most recently active volcanic center on the island, with numerous cones and lava flows. Photo by Yasuo Miyabuchi, 1997 (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kyushu).

Volcano Number:	383010
Volcano Name:	La Palma
Country:	Spain
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano(es)
Last Eruption:	2021 CE
Elevation:	2426m
Tectonic Setting:	Intraplate / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Pop. within 5km:	442
Pop. within 10km:	18506
Pop. within 30km:	55922
Pop. within 100km:	85416
Latitude:	28.57
Longitude:	-17.83

Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Volcano Number	Volcano Name	Eruption Number	Activity Type	Explosivity Index Max	Explosivity Index Modifier	Activity Area	Start Evidence Method	Start Date	End Date
383010	La Palma	13046	Confirmed Eruption				Potassium-Argon	-6050
383010	La Palma	13047	Confirmed Eruption				Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-4900
383010	La Palma	13048	Confirmed Eruption			L'Amendrita, Birigoyo	Potassium-Argon	-4050
383010	La Palma	13049	Confirmed Eruption			La Fajana (Volcán Fuego)	Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-1320
383010	La Palma	13050	Confirmed Eruption			El Fraile	Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-360
383010	La Palma	13051	Confirmed Eruption			Nambroque II-Malforada	Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	900
383010	La Palma	13052	Confirmed Eruption	2		Tacande (Montaña Quemada)	Historical Observations	1480
383010	La Palma	13053	Confirmed Eruption	2		Tahuya	Historical Observations	1585/5/19	1585/8/10
383010	La Palma	13054	Confirmed Eruption	2		South flank of San Martín (Tigalate)	Historical Observations	1646/10/2	1646/12/21
383010	La Palma	13055	Confirmed Eruption	2		N & S flanks of San Antonio (Fuentecaliente)	Historical Observations	1677/11/17	1678/1/21
383010	La Palma	13056	Confirmed Eruption	2		El Charco	Historical Observations	1712/10/9	1712/12/3
383010	La Palma	13057	Confirmed Eruption	2	?	San Juan, Llano del Banco, Hoyo Negro	Historical Observations	1949/6/24	1949/7/30
383010	La Palma	13058	Confirmed Eruption	2		Teneguia	Historical Observations	1971/10/26	1971/11/18
383010	La Palma	22417	Confirmed Eruption				Historical Observations	2021/9/19	2021/12/15

Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Sorry. No emissions data found for this volcano.

Data from the Earthchem Library

Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the EarthChem Library.

Data from the Earthchem Portal

Sample ID	LINK	Method	Material	Rock Class	Rock Name	SiO₂ WT%	TiO₂ WT%	Al₂O₃ WT%	Fe₂O₃ WT%	FeO WT%	FeO Total WT%	MnO WT%	MgO WT%	CaO WT%	Na₂O WT%	K₂O WT%	P₂O₅ WT%	Total WT%	As PPM	Ba PPM	Be PPM	Co PPM	Cr PPM	Cs PPM	Cu PPM	Dy PPM	Ga PPM	Mo PPM	Nb PPM	Ni PPM	Pb PPM	Rb PPM	Sb PPM	Sc PPM	Sn PPM	Sr PPM	Ti PPM	U PPM	V PPM	Y PPM	Zn PPM	Zr PPM	⁸⁷Sr / ⁸⁶Sr RATIO	¹⁴³Nd / ¹⁴⁴Nd RATIO
PAT2-37	DETAILS	ICPMS	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite																					0.032			3.85											0.3	28	0.8
PAT2-37	DETAILS	INAA	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite														0.03	4		147	2680	0.02						2450		1.59	0	5.8
PAT2-37	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite	41.3	0.02	0.34			9.11	0.15	47.02	0.54	0.12	0.05	0.01	98.66							13											15	50		22
PAT2-37	DETAILS	ICPMS/INAA	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite															4		147	2680	0.018	13	0.032			3.85	2450		1.59		5.83		15.7	50		22	0.3	27.7	0.75
PAT2-46-19	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite	47.49	3.15	17.33			10.22	0.19	3.36	8.75	4.91	3.13	0.66	99.19
PAT7-11	DETAILS	INAA/XRF/ICPMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro															79.9		38.5	407	0.2	37	1.4	12		6.2	118	7	9				211		0.34	165	7	30	24.6
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	38.29					22.27	0.62	37.97	0.13				99.28
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	39.94					15.46	0.29	44.08	0.28				100
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	40.39					13.38	0.3	45.47	0.24				99.78
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	52.54	0.59	2.08			6.1	0.2	15.06	22.13	0.59			99.29
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	49.38	0.46	6.11			4.93	0.09	13.81	23.32	0.45			98.55
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	53.53	0.03	1.7			6.2	0.28	15.01	21.97	0.98			99.7
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	54.54	0.22	1.1			14.96	0.35	27.48	0.93	0.08			99.66
PAT7-11	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	55.32	0.24	0.97			14.01	0.43	27.75	1.1	0.1			99.92
PAT7-11	DETAILS	TIMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro																																						0.702823	0.512972
PAT7-11	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Plutonic	Gabbro	49.14	0.37	14.52			5.71	0.14	10.97	15.77	1.89	0.36	0.03	98.9
112	DETAILS	ICPMS	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Phonolite															977	6.08	20	19	1.7	28	7.47	28	6.94	154	10	11	89		9	2.83	1776		5.32	191	39	135	548
112	DETAILS	NOT GIVEN	Rock	Igneous Intermediate Volcanic	Phonolite	49.64	2.34	18.13	3.9	5.37		0.21	2.95	6.81	6.45	2.78	0.85	99.43
143	DETAILS	ICPMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basanite															477	2.28	58	460	0.34	92	6.48	21	4.12	83	306	4	29		28	2.82	1007		1.96	331	30	124	284
143	DETAILS	NOT GIVEN	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basanite	41.99	3.58	10.97	3.84	9.24		0.18	12.29	12.73	3.06	1.48	0.89	100
PAT2-48	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite	41.61	0.33	13.27			4.75	0.01	25.02	0	1.11	9.01		95.11
PAT2-48	DETAILS	SIMS	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite															899			4585	1.7					50			237				45	3245		134	0.05		54
PAT2-410	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite	41.42	0.35	13.73			4.12	0.06	24.95	0.03	1.1	9.07		94.83
PAT2-410	DETAILS	SIMS	Rock	Xenolith Unknown Unknown	Harzburgite															705			2258	2.1					11			227		5		32	1859		187	0.03		12
225	DETAILS	ICPMS	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Basalt															274	2.2	65	485	0.25	104	4.68	20	1.2	49	226	4	14		40	2.67	636		0.79	375	24	122	221

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Data from the SESAR Database

IGSN	Object Name	Object Type	Material	Field Name	Link
IEMBA0004	LP63c	Rock Powder	Rock>Igneous	Ocean Island Basalt	Details
IEMBA0005	LP65a	Rock Powder	Rock>Igneous	Ocean Island Basalt	Details
IEMBA0003	LP48a	Rock Powder	Rock>Igneous	Ocean Island Basalt	Details
IEMBA0001	LP 45 E	Rock Powder	Rock>Igneous	Ocean Island Basalt	Details

Data from the MaGa Database

Location: Cumbre Vieja (View Details at MaGa DB)

Description: Cumbre Vieja (Spanish: Old Summit) is an active although dormant volcanic ridge on the volcanic ocean island of Isla de La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, that erupted twice in the 20th century – in 1949, and again in 1971.Nowadays, there are no visible gas emissions from fumaroles or hot springs at Cumbre Vieja. However, recent studies indicated that the main N-S volcanic rift of Cumbre Vieja represents an area of enhanced permeability for deep gas migration that is a preferential route for degassing, where significant amounts of non-reactive gases (helium) escape to the atmosphere

Hazard Description: not reported

Type: soil_diffuse_emission

Region: Canary Islands, Spain

Country: Spain

Volcanic Complex: Cumbre Vieja

Gas Flux Data:

Measurement Name	Detail	Date	Specie	Flux	Std. Dev.	Unit of Measure
Cumbre Vieja_01082002	Detail	2002/08/01	CO2	950	68	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082001	Detail	2001/08/01	CO2	1348	89	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082003	Detail	2003/08/01	CO2	1253	111	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082004	Detail	2004/08/01	CO2	990	79	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082005	Detail	2005/08/01	CO2	1169	110	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082006	Detail	2006/08/01	CO2	1060	139	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082007	Detail	2007/08/01	CO2	992	44	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082008	Detail	2008/08/01	CO2	807	92	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082009	Detail	2009/08/01	CO2	657	55	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082010	Detail	2010/08/01	CO2	748	71	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082011	Detail	2011/08/01	CO2	1544	81	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082012	Detail	2012/08/01	CO2	320	31	Mg/d
Cumbre Vieja_01082013	Detail	2013/08/01	CO2	1538	160	Mg/d

Data from UNAVCO

Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the UNAVCO database.

Data from USIEI

Data from IRIS FDSNWS

Event ID	Time	Latitude	Longitude	Depth/km	Author	Catalog	Contributor	Contributor ID	Mag Type	Magnitude	Mag Author	Event Location Name
11501007	2021-11-13T06:55:57	28.6606	-17.8628	10.0	us	NEIC PDE	us	us7000fv4s	mb	4.2	us	CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
11498522	2021-11-11T03:37:55	28.5877	-17.9297	35.0	us	NEIC PDE	us	us7000ft4n	mb	4.3	us	CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
11493334	2021-10-26T16:25:33	28.4947	-17.8688	10.0	us	NEIC PDE	us	us7000fpu4	mb	4.6	us	CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
2032301	2005-08-02T20:18:26	28.5916	-17.7711	0.0	MDD	ISC	ISC	7551517	mb	2.7	CSEM	CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION