Photos show buildings completely buried in ash on the Canary island of La Palma over the weekend as the Cumbre Vieja volcano continues its eruption. The volcano has been erupting for six weeks.

The Associated Press reported that the area experienced its strongest earthquake to date on Sunday, causing even more ash to spew from the volcano.

The technical director of Pevolca, the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands, Miguel Angel Morcuende, recommended that residents in five of La Palma's municipalities stay indoors due to the lava flows and poor air quality. The municipalities most affected include Los Llanos, El Paso, Tazacorte, Puntagorde and Tijarafe, according to Euro Weekly News.

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The volcano's lava has destroyed more than 2,000 buildings so far, as well as forced more than 7,000 people to evacuate since mid-September. Authorities have not reported any injuries or deaths linked to the volcano.

Click through the slideshow above to see the shocking images from La Palma.

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