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on ecologically sensitive Galapagos island
QUITO: A volcano erupted on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos, Ecuadorian authorities said, spewing lava on the ecologically sensitive environment.
La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island, one of the youngest in the archipelago, began erupting Sunday (Jan 12) evening, Galapagos National Park (PNG) officials said in a statement.
The island is home to a number of species including iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants, snakes and an endemic rat, and has "very important" ecological value, PNG said.
Before the eruption, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt, according to the local Ecuadorian Geophysical Institute, followed by 29 aftershocks.
The volcano also erupted in June 2018.
The unique fauna of the UNESCO-listed Galapagos Islands - located 1,000km east of mainland Ecuador - helped English naturalist Charles Darwin develop his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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