DATASET

Ground deformation in La Palma Island, Spain (2021-09-15)

Collection: CEMS-RRM : CEMS Risk and Recovery Mapping 

Description


Activation date: 2021-09-15
Event type: Volcanic activity

Activation reason:


Since 11 September 2021, a swarm of seismic activity had been ongoing in the southern part of the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma (Cumbre Vieja region). The volcano was under strict surveillance after more than 22,000 tremors were reported in one week.The increasing frequency, magnitude, and shallowness of the events were an indication of a pending volcanic eruption; which occurred on 19 September, leading to evacuation of people in the vicinity.

Contact

Email
jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): Ground deformation in La Palma Island, Spain (2021-09-15). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/5a7f0e88-1919-4db8-93be-d0a5b7a351fa

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSN112 ESP Mapping Risk and Recovery Mapping Spain Volcanic activity

Data access

Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation [EMSN112]: Ground deformation in La Palma Island, Spain (2021-09-15)
URL 
  • Maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant geodatabase (GDB) and complete final report as well.

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
POLYGON ((-18.00702 28.85754, -17.72424 28.85754, -17.72424 28.45277, -18.00702 28.45277, -18.00702 28.85754))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-01-10
Modified date
2022-01-10
Issued date
2021-09-15
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN112 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/5a7f0e88-1919-4db8-93be-d0a5b7a351fa
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