Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Canary Islands: latest news, today and the last 30 days
The Canary Islands are volcanic, and their earthquakes are mostly volcano-tectonic: swarms of small events beneath La Palma, Tenerife and the sea floor between the islands, which is how the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption announced itself weeks in advance. Tectonic quakes also occur offshore towards the African margin.
Updated 2026-10-19 19:29 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Canary Islands
The most notable recent events in Canary Islands, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 1.8 near Candelaria, Canary Islands
depth 15.8 km · 25 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
- M 2.2 near Candelaria, Canary Islands
depth 5.2 km · 27 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
- M 1.9 near Candelaria, Canary Islands
depth 9.5 km · 30 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
Canary Islands earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Canary Islands
10 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 14 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 0.
The largest was M3.2 on October 2, 11 km SE of Costa Calma, Spain, 4.5 km deep.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Much of that activity is clustered: 9 events within 15 km of 26 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain. A group like that is called an earthquake swarm; swarms are common and do not mean a larger earthquake is coming.
Map of recent earthquakes in Canary Islands and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
48 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5+ recorded in Canary Islands and the surrounding area in the last 30 days.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 48 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 1.8 25 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.2 27 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.8 26 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.9 30 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.5 28 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.8 23 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.8 32 km NW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.7 29 km NW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.8 27 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.1 35 km E of San Nicolás, Spain
M 2.3 16 km SE of Frontera, Spain
M 1.8 23 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.7 11 km NNE of Tazacorte, Spain
M 1.7 1 km ENE of Tazacorte, Spain
M 1.7 13 km NNE of Tazacorte, Spain
M 1.9 16 km NE of Tazacorte, Spain
M 1.6 11 km NE of Tazacorte, Spain
M 2.0 17 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 26 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 11 km S of San Juan de la Rambla, Spain
M 2.4 15 km N of Frontera, Spain
M 1.5 6 km S of Icod de los Vinos, Spain
M 1.6 5 km S of Icod de los Vinos, Spain
M 1.8 47 km SSE of Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
M 2.0 26 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.2 36 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.5 2 km NNW of Tanque, Spain
M 1.9 17 km NW of Candelaria, Spain
M 3.2 11 km SE of Costa Calma, Spain
M 1.7 32 km NW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.5 13 km W of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 35 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.5 27 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.5 4 km N of San Isidro, Spain
M 2.4 6 km S of Fuencaliente de la Palma, Spain
M 2.3 32 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.6 2 km N of El Paso, Spain
M 1.6 8 km S of Fuencaliente de la Palma, Spain
M 2.3 CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
M 1.5 29 km ESE of San Nicolás, Spain
M 2.0 26 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.6 18 km NW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.0 31 km E of Frontera, Spain
M 1.5 35 km NW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.6 28 km NW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 26 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.0 CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Canary Islands today?
No earthquake of magnitude 1.5 or above has been recorded in the last 24 hours. Smaller events may still have occurred below that threshold. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
How many earthquakes does Canary Islands get?
48 of magnitude 1.5 or above in the last 30 days, 10 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Canary Islands?
Magnitude 3.2 on October 2, 2026, 11 km SE of Costa Calma, Spain, at a depth of 4.5 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Canary Islands?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 39.6 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Canary Islands?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Canary Islands, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Canary Islands, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.