Geological evidence suggests that during a future eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the Island of La Palma may experience a catastrophic failure of its west flank, dropping 150 to 500 km3 of rock into the sea. Using a geologically reasonable estimate of landslide motion, we model tsunami waves produced by such a collapse. Waves generated by the run-out of a 500 km3 (150 km3) slide block at 100 m/s could transit the entire Atlantic Basin and arrive on the coasts of the Americas with 10-25 m (3-8 m) height.
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Ward, S. N., & Day, S. (2001). Cumbre Vieja Volcano-Potential collapse and tsunami at La Palma, Canary Islands. Geophysical Research Letters, 28(17), 3397–3400. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL013110
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