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Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
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Latest quakes in or near the Canary Islands - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.1 earthquake Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.6 Canary Islands, Spain Region -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 22:40 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near the Canary Islands in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near the Canary Islands, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, the Canary Islands has had 2 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.1.
In the past 7 days, the Canary Islands has had 18 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.6:
  • 4 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 14 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.1 Earthquake Spain, 28 km SW of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands -
Strongest: Mag. 2.6 Earthquake Canary Islands, Spain Region -
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Latest quakes in or near the Canary Islands - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 28, 06:34 pm (Canary)
Mar 28, 17:34 GMT
1.1

16 km
Spain, 28 km southwest of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 28, 01:01 am (Canary)
Mar 28, 00:01 GMT
0.9

0 km
Spain, 2.2 km east of Santiago del Teide, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 27, 03:43 am (Canary)
Mar 27, 02:43 GMT
1.1

12 km
Spain, 18 km southwest of Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 26, 04:51 pm (Canary)
Mar 26, 15:51 GMT
2.1

15 km
21 km (13 mi) to the W Spain, 32 km east of Granadilla de Abona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 26, 04:44 am (GMT +0)
Mar 26, 04:44 GMT
2.3

30 km
41 km (25 mi) to the NW Spain, 46 km northwest of Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 26, 04:43 am (GMT +0)
Mar 26, 04:43 GMT
2.2

31 km
36 km (22 mi) to the NW Spain, 44 km northwest of La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 26, 12:26 am (GMT +0)
Mar 26, 00:26 GMT
1.7

5 km
27 km (17 mi) to the W Canary Islands, Spain Region Info
Monday, March 25, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 25, 05:55 am (Canary)
Mar 25, 04:55 GMT
1.6

6.2 km
Spain, 7.4 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Canary Islands Info
Mar 25, 02:55 am (GMT +0)
Mar 25, 02:55 GMT
1.6

11 km
28 km (17 mi) to the W Spain, 43 km south of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 25, 01:43 am (GMT +0)
Mar 25, 01:43 GMT
2.4

4.4 km
26 km (16 mi) to the W Spain, 43 km south of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Info
Mar 25, 01:59 am (Canary)
Mar 25, 00:59 GMT
1.9

11 km
Canary Islands, Spain Region Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2 x 109 joules (563 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.485 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,200 quakes on average per year in or near the Canary Islands:
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.58 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 14.7 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 408 quakes per year (or 34 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1,500 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,700 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per day)
Canary Islands has a high level of seismic activity. Canary Islands has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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