Canary Islands eruption triggers US tsunami fears

Canary Islands eruption triggers US tsunami fears

The first volcanic eruptions for 200 years off El Hierro prompt fears of landlsides

LAST UPDATED 3:32 PM, OCTOBER 12, 2011
ShareUNDERWATER earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Canary Islands have led to evacuations on the island of El Hierro, the most south westerly of the Atlantic chain, amid concerns about landslides.



Read more: [link to www.thefirstpost.co.uk] now believe that an eruption began on Monday around five kilometres off the coast at a depth of about one kilometre

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