The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recently registered two earthquakes in the Canary Islands. One of these earthquakes, measuring 2.7 in magnitude, occurred southwest of La Gomera, while the other, with a magnitude of 2.0, took place northwest of La Palma.
The first earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.1, was pinpointed at 16:53 hours on Wednesday, situated 12 kilometers deep southwest of San Sebastián de La Gomera.
The second earthquake, registering a magnitude of 2.7, was detected at 23:40 hours on Wednesday, southwest of San Sebastián de La Gomera, with a depth of 16 kilometers.
The third earthquake occurred at 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, at a depth of 6 kilometers northwest of Fuencaliente, La Palma, with a magnitude of 2.0, as reported by the National Geographic Institute.
These seismic events have followed a series of 15 earthquakes recorded between 20:20 hours last Sunday and 4:49 hours on Monday to the southeast of La Gomera, with seven of them ranging in magnitudes from 1.4 to 2.8 mbLg.
Itahiza Domínguez, the director of the IGN in the Canary Islands, explained to EFE that this seismic activity is somewhat unusual, pointing to a tectonic origin. This is noteworthy since La Gomera is considered a volcanically inactive island, having not experienced eruptions for a million years.
