The Canary Islands Seismic Network, managed by the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan), has detected more than 100 earthquakes of low intensity on the island of Tenerife, between 03:11 and 17:00 this Monday, according to the latest update of the data shared by Involcan on its profiles on social networks.
Of the events that have been detected, 77 have been located mainly in the area of Las Cañadas del Teide, at depths of between 10 and 20 kilometers.
The maximum magnitude recorded has been 1.3 on the Richter scale, with the last earthquake of this magnitude being recorded. seismic series at 00:57 this Monday.
The last seismic swarm
The Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands recorded another seismic swarm in the Teide area since 05:00 on July 12. On that occasion, they were hybrid events of very low magnitude, which does not imply a greater probability of an eruption.
Involcan reported on its social networks that the Canary Islands Seismic Network operated by this entity identified at least 350 small seismic events until 09:00 that day.
This seismic swarm has characteristics very similar to those that were recorded in Tenerife on October 2, 2016, June 14, 2019, and June 10, 2022.
The most probable origin of this type of swarm is the movement of fluids such as steam, gas or water, inside the hydrothermal system of the El Teide volcano, added the Involcan at the time.
