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Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - La Palma Island, 15 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, on Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 8:25 pm (GMT +0) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.0 quake La Palma Island, 14 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, Nov 29, 2021 8:35 am (GMT +0), which had occurred 1 day 12 hours earlier.

Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - La Palma Island, 15 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain, on Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 8:25 pm (GMT +0)

Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 10 km depth

30 Nov 20:28 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
30 Nov 20:32: Now using data updates from IGN
30 Nov 20:38: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.0 to 10.0 km (from 4.3 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9.5 km (5.9 mi) towards NW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2021 20:25:45 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 at 8:25 pm (GMT +0)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	28.5582°N / 17.8103°W (Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
Antipode	28.558°S / 162.19°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	La Palma (4 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) SSW of Mazo (Canaries) (pop: 4,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Fuencaliente de la Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 1,890) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Santa Cruz de La Palma (La Palma Island) (pop: 17,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 15 km (10 mi) SE of Los Llanos de Aridane (La Palma Island) (pop: 20,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) S of Garachico (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 6,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SE of Puntagorda (pop: 1,660) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) NW of Vallehermoso (pop: 3,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) NW of San Sebastian de La Gomera (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 8,960) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 152 km (95 mi) W of Tenerife (pop: 222,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 240 km (149 mi) WNW of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Kanarische Inseln) (pop: 381,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SSE of La Palma Island (pop: 86,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NW of La Gomera Island (pop: 22,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) N of El Hierro Island (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 19.1°C (66 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from NNW
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	10 km	Spain: SW VILLA DE MAZO.ILP	IGN
2.8	10 km	Spain: SE VILLA DE MAZO.ILP	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Morro de la Arena, Canary Islands (MACI/IU network) | Distance from quake: 132 km / 82 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

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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