The National Geographic Institute (IGN) detected a series of seismic events in Vilaflor, Tenerife, from late Tuesday night to the early hours of Wednesday.
The intensity of these quakes, none of which were perceived by the residents, varied between 0.6 mbLg, the lowest, and 1.5, the highest, occurring at depths ranging from 3 to 13 kilometres.
Itahiza Domínguez, the director of the IGN in the Canary Islands, informed EFE that this region experienced significant seismic activity in 2017, and since then, there have occasionally been isolated earthquakes detected.
With regards to this latest sequence of tremors, he acknowledged that “it is noteworthy but not concerning” as they are “very minor earthquakes that have gone unnoticed by the public.”
“Events of concern would be of a greater intensity and more persistent over time,” Domínguez pointed out, though this does not imply that the IGN is unaware of the possibility of further seismic activity in that area.
In 2017, two earthquake swarms were reported in Vilaflor: the first in June, comprising over 12 minor-magnitude quakes, with epicentres near the western edge of Las Cañadas del Teide; and the second in October, which included 22 tremors, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 2.00 mbLg.