The "Anomalous" Seismic Activity in Tenerife Raises Surveillance but the Risk of Eruption Is "Low": "It Is Likely that Another Volcano Will Emerge"
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The island of Tenerife faces this 2026 an "anomal" increase in its volcanic activity. So far this year there have been ten seismic swarms — seven concentrated between February and early March and the remaining three between June and July — according to data provided by the National Geographical Institute (IGN). In contrast, experts documented only six similar episodes in nine years: 2016, 2019, two in 2022, 2024 and 2025. "In each swarm there ar…
Volcanoes remain under constant surveillance because their activity may present changes that require scientific follow-up. Monitoring allows us to identify variations and gather information to improve preparation for possible risk scenarios, especially in view of the great seismic and volcanic activity that has occurred in recent months around the world. Chichonal Volcano under surveillance: they analyze sounds and fumaroles to monitor their act…
The risk is mitigated with information, constant monitoring and prevention ARGENIS ESQUIPULAS/PORTAVOZ In the bowels of the volcano El Chichón, also known as Chichonal, the activity is constant and silent. More than four decades after the catastrophic eruption of 1982 that mourned the Zoque region, the colossus remains under the magnifying glass of a multidisciplinary team of scientists and specialists in civil protection.
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