Weak mag. 3.5 earthquake - La Palma Island, 12 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, on Friday, Nov 26, 2021 at 7:56 pm (GMT +0) -
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Weak magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 36 km depth
26 Nov 19:58 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 2 minutes.
26 Nov 20:04: Now using data updates from IGN
26 Nov 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 36.0 km (from 13.7 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (10.1 mi) towards NNW.
26 Nov 20:04: Now using data updates from IGN
26 Nov 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 3.6 to 3.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 22.0 to 36.0 km (from 13.7 to 22 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (10.1 mi) towards NNW.
Local time at epicenter: Friday, Nov 26, 2021 at 7:56 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 36.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.5777°N / 17.8419°W

Antipode: 28.578°S / 162.158°E
Nearest volcano: La Palma (0 km / 0 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) E of Puerto Naos (pop: 979) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) N of Fuencaliente de la Palma (La Palma Island, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 1,890) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) SE of Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma Island) (pop: 20,800) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) SSW of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 17,100) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSW of Garachico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 6,000) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo (Canarias) (pop: 1,930) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WNW of Arona (Isole Canarie) (pop: 78,600) --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) W of San Cristobal de La Laguna (pop: 150,700) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) W of Tenerife (pop: 222,400) --> See nearby quakes!
244 km (151 mi) WNW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 381,800) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) S of La Palma Island (pop: 86,500) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) WNW of Tenerife Island (pop: 906,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
19.1°C (66 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Broken Clouds

Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
3.5 | 36 km | Spain: SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP | IGN |
3.5 | 36 km | CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION | EMSC |
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