Canary Islands issued with volcano warning after hundreds of earthquakes in five days
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dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Holiday hotspot the Canary Islands has been issued a volcano warning after almost 1,000 earthquakes were registered in just five days.There are fears the La Cumbre Vieja volcano could erupt due to the intense seismic activity on the holiday island of la Palma.Authorities have put the island on alert for possible eruption due to the series of small quakes under the volcanic ridge of the site.In what scientists are calling an earthquake swarm, the 4,222 tremors have been detected since last Saturday by Spain's National Geographic Institute.
An earthquake swarm is a cluster of quakes in one area over a short period, and they can also indicate a potential eruption, The Sun reports.
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