2.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes La Palma

The National Geographic Institute registered a dozen seismic events in the Canary Islands this Friday, with the strongest located on the island.

Seismograph graph showing seismic activity.
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Seismograph graph showing seismic activity.

The National Geographic Institute (IGN) registered a total of 10 earthquakes in the Canary Islands this Friday, with the most significant being a magnitude 2.4 event located in La Palma.

The earthquake with the highest magnitude, 2.4, had its epicenter southeast of Villa de Mazo in La Palma and was recorded at 07:16 AM. The island also experienced another tremor in El Paso at 05:14 AM.
Of the ten earthquakes detected in the archipelago, six were located in Tenerife, primarily in Vilaflor de Chasna and Guía de Isora. The remaining two were registered in the Atlantic Ocean, between Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
The Canary Seismic Network of the Volcanological Institute (Involcan) reported that 498 low-magnitude earthquakes were registered in the archipelago during the past week. The highest magnitude event in that period was 3.6, which occurred last Tuesday, June 30, northeast of Gran Canaria.
The total seismic energy released last week was 2.73 gigajoules, with earthquakes mainly located in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, and La Palma.