Experts warned on Tuesday that the earthquake-hit volcanic island of Sao Jorge, in Portugal's Azores archipelago, could see an eruption like that of Spain's La Palma, 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, which reached a magnitude of up to 3.3, in the past 11 days.
The tremors could herald a volcanic eruption for the first time since 1808, or a powerful earthquake, said the region's CIVISA seismo-volcanic surveillance centre.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...
At a school in Velas, classes were suspended and some of the school's rooms will be turned into a health center.A general view of Velas as small earthquakes have been recorded in Sao Jorge island, Azores, Portugal, March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro NunesFrancisco Fonseca, president of Sao Jorge's health service, said health workers with experience working in natural disasters have been deployed to the island.
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 Sao Jorge's about 8,400 residents not to panic.
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