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Mag. 3.6 earthquake - La Palma Island, 13 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, on Friday, Nov 19, 2021 01:02 pm (Canary time)

Light magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 9 km depth

19 Nov 12:05 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
19 Nov 12:06: Now using data updates from EMSC
19 Nov 12:09: Now using data updates from IGN
19 Nov 12:09: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 32.0 to 9.0 km (from 19.9 to 5.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7.2 km (4.5 mi) towards SW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 19, 2021 12:02:11 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Nov 19, 2021 01:02 pm (Atlantic/Canary GMT +1)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.6
Depth	9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.5665°N / 17.8391°W Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Antipode	28.5665°S / 162.1609°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	La Palma (2 km / 1 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Volcanic Ash 10.4°C (51 F), humidity: 60%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.6 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
7 km (4 mi) WNW of epicenter	Puerto Naos (pop: 979)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
8 km (5 mi) S of epicenter	Fuencaliente de la Palma (pop: 1,890)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
13 km (8 mi) NW of epicenter	Los Llanos de Aridane (pop: 20,800)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
15 km (9 mi) NNE of epicenter	Santa Cruz de La Palma (pop: 17,100)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
25 km (15 mi) NNE of epicenter	Garachico (pop: 6,000)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
27 km (17 mi) NNW of epicenter	Puntagorda (pop: 1,660)	III Weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
89 km (55 mi) SE of epicenter	San Sebastian de La Gomera (pop: 8,960)	II Very weak	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
120 km (74 mi) ESE of epicenter	Adeje (pop: 43,200)	I Not felt	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
125 km (77 mi) ESE of epicenter	Arona (pop: 78,600)	I Not felt	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain
149 km (92 mi) E of epicenter	San Cristobal de La Laguna (pop: 150,700)	I Not felt	Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands	Spain

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
3.6	9 km (5.6 mi)	2021-11-19 12:02:11	Spain: NE FUENCALIENTE DE LA PALMA.IL	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
4.3	32 km (20 mi)	2021-11-19 12:02:25	Spain: NW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP 7.6 km (4.7 mi) epicenter difference with IGN	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)

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Seismic station: Morro de la Arena, Canary Islands (MACI/IU network) | Distance from quake: 135 km / 84 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Morro de la Arena, Canary Islands: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Tazacorte / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / both vertical and horizontal swinging (reported through our app)

Calle Lomo de los Caballos EL PASO, 38750, Spanien / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : Vibrating windows and floor (reported through our app)

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