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The eruption near Tonga also sparked a tsunami advisory for Hawaii and the United States' Pacific coast.
A volcano eruption in Spain, flooding in Indonesia and a horse race in Ireland are featured in some of this week's most memorable images.
Lava flows on La Palma island have destroyed more than 1,000 houses in their paths.
Some 7,500 people have been forced to flee their homes since the Cumbre Vieja began erupting on La Palma island more than a month ago.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Lava rolling toward the Atlantic Ocean forced the evacuation of another 300 people on La Palma late Thursday, bringing the total number to 7,000.
The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was the strongest recorded temblor since volcanic eruptions began on La Palma 26 days ago.
The lava took a new course and put homes in Los Llanos de Aridane on La Palma island in its probable path of destruction.
It's the third fissure to crack open since the Cumbre Vieja crater erupted on La Palma island in mid-September.
A D-shaped 338-hectare tongue of molten rock is building up on La Palma's western shore.
Lava from a volcano on La Palma island has reached the sea after days of wiping out hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.