The National Geographic Institute (IGN) detected eleven earthquakes in less than four hours on Thursday in Vilaflor, Guía de Isora, and San Miguel de Abona (Tenerife) which, according to the director of the agency in the Canary Islands, Ithaiza Domínguez, are not significant in terms of volcanic activity.
The seismic events were recorded from 00:11 local time on Thursday in Vilaflor, where eight of these small earthquakes were located, with the largest magnitude being 1.1 mbLg in this locality.
The movements were recorded until 03:42 local time, in this case in San Miguel de Abona, with the depths of the earthquakes ranging from the surface to 13 kilometres.
In statements to EFE, the director of the IGN in the Canary Islands, Ithaiza Domínguez, clarified that this was a short seismic series that does not reach what specialists consider a swarm.
This activity occurs inherently in that area of southern Tenerife, although not every day, small earthquakes are frequent.
In any case, the IGN remains “vigilant” in case a “truly dense” swarm of activity occurs, which, Domínguez pointed out, is not what was recorded on Thursday and does not have significant relevance in terms of volcanic activity.
Additionally, on Thursday, an earthquake was recorded in the Atlantic Ocean between Tenerife and Gran Canaria at a depth of 10 kilometres and with a magnitude of 1.8 mbLg.
The largest magnitude movement recorded throughout the day in the Canary Islands occurred in Fuencaliente (La Palma), measuring 2.1 mbLg, detected at 05:13 local time and at a depth of 13 kilometres.
