Volcano experts warned on Tuesday that the earthquake-hit island of Sao Jorge in Portugal's Azores archipelago could experience an initial eruption similar to Spain's La Palma last year, which destroyed thousands of properties and crops over 85 days.
The lush mid-Atlantic island has been rattled by more than 20,000 small earthquakes in the past 11 days, with the strongest tremor since the beginning of the "seismic crisis" recorded on Tuesday evening with a magnitude of 3.8, said the region's CIVISA seismo-volcanic surveillance centre.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.
Elderly people and those with reduced mobility have been evacuated from Velas, the municipality where most of the seismic activity has been recorded, and many locals have left the island in fear. "The magnitude of the earthquakes has reduced slightly ... but the population must stay alert, they should not relax," said Eduardo Farias, head of Azores' Civil Protection authority.A general view of Velas as small earthquakes have been recorded in Sao Jorge island, Azores, Portugal, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro NunesAt a school in Velas, classes were suspended and some of the school's rooms will be turned into a health centre.
Francisco Fonseca, president of Sao Jorge's health service, said health workers with experience working in natural disasters have been deployed to the island.Sao Jorge's sudden increase in seismic activity is reminiscent of the earthquakes detected before the first eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island last September, some 1,400 km southeast of the Azores.
Luca D'Auria, director of Involcan's volcanic surveillance department, told Reuters a soil deformation caused by the volcanic activity had been detected in Sao Jorge.Farias said CIVISA would analyse Involcan data but asked the roughly 8,400 residents of Sao Jorge not to panic.
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