At 5.41 a.m., the largest-so-far quake shook the island with a magnitude 4.6. It was felt all over the island.
As the other larger quakes, it was located deep under Cumbre Vieja volcano, at 37 km depth. The interpretation of the these deep and often comparably larger quakes in relationship with the ongoing eruption is still matter of debate.
La Palma volcano update: Largest so far quake at magnitude 4.6 this morning.
Experts have described the latest volcanic activity on La Palma as a "tsunami of lava".
Huge rivers of molten rock have been spewing from the crater in recent days after a 4.5-magnitude earthquake shook the island on Thursday and intensified flows.
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