These seismic movements, located at shallow depths (between 3 and 7 kilometers), are part of a seismic swarm that experts consider typical geological behavior for the area. Specialists have clarified that these small tremors do not currently indicate an anomalous volcanic process.
“"This is an episode located along the volcanic ridge."
Luca D’Auria, director of the Volcanic Surveillance Area at INVOLCAN, explained to Televisión Canaria that the origin of these earthquakes lies in Tenerife's own structure. The island's weight exerts pressure on the rocks, causing occasional fractures that generate these small tremors. This deep fracturing of materials explains the occurrence of these movements without being linked to magma ascent.
This recent episode adds to other tremors recently recorded at the Enmedio volcano, located between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, an area that periodically appears in IGN's seismic reports. Monitoring of these phenomena is constantly maintained by scientific organizations, which track the Archipelago's seismic activity to detect any relevant changes.
In addition to the activity in Tenerife, the IGN also located two earthquakes in La Palma on Sunday, April 12, 2026, specifically in Fuencaliente and Villa de Mazo. Both tremors were recorded at a depth of 12 kilometers and reached magnitudes between 1.8 and 1.9, considered mild movements within the usual parameters of seismic surveillance in the Archipelago.
