Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - La Palma Island, 12 km south of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, on Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:17 pm (GMT +1) -

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - La Palma Island, 12 km south of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain, on Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:17 pm (GMT +1)

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 35 km depth

7 Oct 11:20 UTC: First to report: IGN after 3 minutes.
7 Oct 11:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 3.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 33.0 to 36.0 km (from 21 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.6 km (1 mi) towards WNW.
7 Oct 11:28: Magnitude recalculated from 3.8 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 36.0 to 35.0 km (from 22 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 4.5 km (2.8 mi) towards ENE.
Update Thu, 7 Oct 2021, 11:33
Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 12 km southwest of Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain
4.3 quake 7 Oct 12:17 pm (GMT +1)
4.3 quake 7 Oct 12:17 pm (GMT +1)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred around noon on Thursday, October 7th, 2021, at 12:17 pm local time near Santa Cruz de La Palma, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain, as reported by Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 35 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mazo (pop. 4,800) located 4 km from the epicenter, Breña Baja (pop. 4,200) 6 km away, Brena Alta (pop. 7,100) 8 km away, El Paso (pop. 7,100) 12 km away, Santa Cruz de La Palma (pop. 17,100) 12 km away, Los Llanos de Aridane (pop. 20,800) 15 km away, Tazacorte (pop. 5,700) 16 km away, and Garachico (pop. 6,000) 23 km away.
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Earthquake data

Date & time: Oct 7, 2021 11:17:10 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 at 12:17 pm (GMT +1)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.5761°N / 17.7924°W (Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
Antipode: 28.576°S / 162.208°E
Nearest volcano: La Palma (4 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) SSW of Mazo (Canaries) (pop: 4,810) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NNE of Fuencaliente de la Palma (La Palma Island, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 1,890) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SSW of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) SE of Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma Island) (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) S of Garachico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 6,000) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo (Canarias) (pop: 1,930) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NW of Vallehermoso (pop: 3,300) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) WNW of Arona (Isole Canarie) (pop: 78,600) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) W of Tenerife (pop: 222,400) --> See nearby quakes!
239 km (148 mi) WNW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 381,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Volcanic Ash 18.7°C (66 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
4.335 kmSpain: SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILPIGN
4.336 kmCANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGIONEMSC

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Mazo, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (2.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Plants and light furniture were shaking | 18 users found this interesting.  
El Paso, La Palma / Weak shaking (MMI III) / complex motion difficult to describe / 2-5 s : It was a sense like a bomb explotion | 13 users found this interesting.  
Las Tricias, La Palma (27.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / very short : Two short shakes in quick succession. Clearly identifiable as a tremor. Approx. 25 kilometres from Mazo as the crow flies. | 6 users found this interesting.  
Los Llanos de Aridane / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Movimiento horizontal | 7 users found this interesting.  
Finca Amado / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 5-10 s : Más duración y sensación de vibrar toda la casa | 4 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Breña alta / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : . | 4 users found this interesting.  
El Paso / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Light shaking | 3 users found this interesting.  
El Paso / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : Light shaking | 2 users found this interesting.  
Cueva del Agua, Garafiía (30.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s
Telde (240.8 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Ilmenau, Germany (3583.5 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Las galletas (127.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Las galletas (127.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Vecindario, Las Palmas, Canary Islands (244.5 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vertical swinging (up and down) / very short
La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (127.9 km E of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Brena Alta, Provinz Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln (8.1 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Puntagorda, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (25.4 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Malpaises, Mazo (1.2 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 5-10 s
Brena Alta, Provinz Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln (9.8 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)
Puntagorda / not felt (reported through our app)
Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera / not felt (reported through our app)
Urk, Netherlands / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging / 20-30 s
Los trianos / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
La Oliva / not felt (reported through our app)
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