Police survey La Palma volcano danger zone

Black lava and ashes from Cumbre Vieja volcano smothers almost everything in this danger zone.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma fell silent as constant tremors stopped late on Monday (December 13), though experts cautioned this did not necessarily mean the eruption is nearing an end after 85 days.

Seismic activity all but stopped around 9 pm local time on Monday, the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute, Involcan, said on Tuesday. It's the longest period without tremors since the eruption began.

The eruption, which has sent rivers of molten lava running down the slopes of Cumbre Vieja for weeks, is the longest on the Spanish Canary Island since records began in 1500.