He National Geographic Institute (IGN) has detected several tremors in Canary Islands in the last hours, being 3.1 mbLg the highest magnitude.
This took place at 3:32 a.m., near the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventuraat a depth of 33 kilometers.
The second most significant movement, of 2.2 mbLg, occurred between Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura at 23.46 hours, at a depth of 4 kilometers.
Likewise, at 10:13 a.m. this Thursday, another tremor of 1.9 mbLg was detected in Mazo Villain La Palma, at a depth of 6 kilometers.
Between Tenerife and the beautiful island A total of 5 tremors have occurred, the largest magnitude being 2.0 mbLg. This took place in Guimarat 02.21 hours and at a depth of 27 kilometers.
More than 3,000 earthquakes in the Canary Islands in 2022
Almost 3,250 earthquakes in one year in the Canary Islands. It is the summary of the seismicity registered in the Archipelago during the past 2022 according to data from the IGN, which places most of the movements on La Palma
In total, during the last twelve months, the IGN registered a total of 3,241 seismic movements. From them, 1,882 were located on La Palma and are mostly associated with the post-eruptive process that the Island has suffered since the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano in Cumbre Vieja between September and December 2021.
Tenerife is the next island in number of registered earthquakes, with 706, although according to the IGN expert, Itahiza Domínguez, another 404 were located in what is known as the Enmedio volcano area, between Tenerife and Gran Canaria. It is precisely in this strip where it was located the most intense earthquake of the year, with 3.7.
