- Teide NOT going to blow
- Daily Express panic stories on Monday and Tuesday
- Tourism Corporation says quakes were not felt by islanders
Teide is not going to blow anytime soon, apparently, despite the reports in the London-based Daily Express on Monday: (VOLCANO WARNING: Panic on Tenerife amid fears huge Mount Teide is about to BLOW) and Tuesday (Mount Teide: Canary Islands call for urgent analysis of volcano after Tenerife quake swarm).
Tenerife Tourism Corporation issued a written statement: Following recent reports about volcanic activity in Tenerife which have appeared in the Engllsh press, the Corporation wishes to clarify the current situation on the island, based on the advice from the local experts, and provide you with factual information that you may use should you have any enquiries from your own clients: The Tenerife Tourism Corporation, a public entity under the Tenerife Island Government, wants to refute the incorrect information recently published by some British media in which it is stated that a volcanic eruption in Tenerife is imminent. Such information is untrue and not based on any official reports or data. Both the Volcanology Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) and the National Geographic Institute (IGN) – official sources on this matter – report that the island experienced a series of micro earthquakes, following a northeast-southwest direction, in the early hours of last Sunday. None of them were detected by the people of Tenerife and, as confirmed by the IGN, they were not due to any seismic activity but to low intensity tectonic movements. Involcan states that the tremors could be related to the hydrothermal system of the volcano, and not to a magmatic intrusion, which would, in any case, be a “common situation which should not frighten anybody. Due to its volcanic origin, Tenerife is continuously monitored and any seismic activity associated with magma would be detected in very early stages. It is worth pointing out that the last volcanic eruption that took place on the island happened over 100 years ago, causing no personal injuries of any kind. Therefore, everything is as calm as usual in Tenerife; there have been no changes related to these micro earthquakes and there are no current risks. Everyday life remains the same in the island’s cities, towns and tourist areas – the situation is totally safe. The Tenerife Tourism Corporation advises obtaining information exclusively from official sources rather than from sensationalist articles to avoid unnecessary fear and confusion. Please feel free to pass on this information to your clients should they be worried whilst in resort or if they are thinking of making a new booking for the future.
