The last recorded tsunami in the Canary Islands occurred in 1969
It is not known when it would occur, but the data suggests that the possibility is real
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma is causing many to wonder if a tsunami is a possibility in the Canary Islandsand although experts rule out a megatsunami like the one that is said to reach the east coast of the United States, the CSIC He insists that it is likely that sooner or later the conditions will be met for one to be generated on the coasts of the archipelago.
Geosciences Barcelona assures in a study that the geological processes that occur in the Canary Islands can cause a new tsunamiincluding the one being registered in La Palma with the Cumbre Vieja volcano. History has recorded in recent centuries at least 4 phenomena like this one that is predicted: in 1755, 1761, 1941 and 1969.
However, it is not known for sure when the next natural disaster may occur; for instance, the last megatsunami occurred 170,000 years ago in Tenerife, with waves of 130 to 160 meters in height: “it could happen within the geological evolution of Tenerife“, assures Joan Martidirector of Geosciences Barcelonayes, without giving exact date.