Latest quakes in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife - list, stats and map
Latest See all | Mag. 2.3 earthquake 13 km west of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Canary Islands, Spain - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.4 Spain: ATLÁNTICO-CANARIAS - |
- 2 quakes above magnitude 2
- 20 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 7, 01:01 am (Canary) | 2.3 4.1 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the E | 13 km west of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
Monday, May 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 6, 01:27 am (Canary) | 0.6 8 km | 38 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | ||
Sunday, May 5, 2024 GMT (7 quakes) | |||||
May 5, 10:25 pm (GMT +1) | 1.6 8.7 km | 25 km (16 mi) to the E | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
May 5, 09:01 pm (Canary) | 1.2 19 km | 39 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | ||
May 5, 04:55 pm (Canary) | 2.3 55 km | 12 km (7.5 mi) to the E | 26 km west of Adeje, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | |
May 5, 04:54 pm (Canary) | 0.9 11 km | 17 km north of Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | ||
May 5, 04:51 pm (Canary) | 0.9 7 km | 16 km north of Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Info | ||
May 5, 04:09 am (Canary) | 1.1 8 km | 7.7 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain | Info | ||
May 5, 02:46 am (Canary) | 1.5 16 km | 18 km (11 mi) to the E | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
Saturday, May 4, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
May 4, 01:39 pm (GMT +1) | 1.6 3.2 km | 28 km (17 mi) to the E | Canary Islands, Spain Region | Info | |
May 4, 02:53 am (Canary) | 0.7 3 km | Spain: S EL PASO.ILP | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 5 or higher: 0.56 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.8 years)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 14.4 quakes per year
- Mag. 3 or higher: 396 quakes per year (or 33 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per day)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 2,600 quakes per year (or 7 quakes per day)
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
Santa Cruz de Tenerife has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,100 quakes on average per year in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Santa Cruz de Tenerife has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 5 since 2010, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
On average, Santa Cruz de Tenerife has about 396 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 14.4 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife?
The last earthquake in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.3:
A light magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit 12.6 km (8 mi) away from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, in the early morning of Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 1.01 am local time (Atlantic/Canary GMT +1). The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.1 km (2.5 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the past 7 days?
In the past 7 days, the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has had 2 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 20 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the past 7 days?
The strongest earthquake in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.4 and occurred 5 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake occurred under the sea near the coast of Spain in the early afternoon of Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2.25 pm local time (GMT +0). The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (12 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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