The island of El Hierro has suffered over one hundred tremors during the weekend, the largest being at 10:59 on Sunday morning and registering 4.9 on the Richter scale.
Earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale on El Hierro
The earth continues to move on El Hierro with a tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale being felt this morning not only on El Hierro but also Tenerife and La Palma.
Two beaches on El Hierro declared ‘off limits’
Access to the beaches of Tacorón and Puerto Naos on the southern coast of the island of El Hierro have been closed to the public after an accumulation of toxic gases was detected.
Overnight quakes on El Hierro
The island of El Hierro has suffered around 11,000 quakes and tremors since July, the strongest, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, occurring at 20:30 on Friday night.
More quakes on El Hierro
The earth has been moving again under the feet of the island of El Hierro with three quakes being felt in the past twenty-four hours.
Magma slicks off the island of El Hierro
The underwater volcanic eruptions south of the island of El Hierro which began on Monday have resulted in the appearance of two clearly visible green slicks about two kilometres long.
Evacuations in La Restinga
The Director General of Security of the Canary Islands, Juan Manuel Santana, has raised the alert status in La Restinga on the island of El Hierro as seismic signals indicate the possibility of an eruption closer to shore and at a shallower depth than the one that occurred on Monday.
Earthquake on El Hierro measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale
An earthquake registering 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Saturday night on El Hierro and was felt throughout the island, especially in La Restinga.
Two more immigrants die trying to reach Spain
Two immigrants have so far died on a boat which reached the port of La Restinga on the island of El Hierro in the Canary islands. The boat arrived in the port with 123 people on board, one of whom was already dead. The second passenger, possibly a minor, died after the boat docked. A further nine people are in …