Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Canary Islands — 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 2026-09-04 17:17 UTC
Canary Islands earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Canary Islands
15 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 25 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 0.
The largest was M3.4 on August 26, 34 km S of Tegueste, Spain, 33.9 km deep.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
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
72 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5+ recorded in Canary Islands and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
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. 72 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 1.5 1 km W of Agaete, Spain
M 2.0 11 km SSE of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.4 5 km NNW of Sauzal, Spain
M 1.5 1 km NNW of Los Gigantes, Spain
M 1.8 6 km NNE of Frontera, Spain
M 1.9 31 km NW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 30 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 14 km S of Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
M 2.2 23 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.6 48 km W of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
M 2.6 33 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.7 5 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.6 21 km ESE of San Nicolás, Spain
M 1.8 35 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 2.0 29 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.8 21 km NW of Candelaria, Spain
M 2.0 31 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.2 2 km SW of Agaete, Spain
M 1.7 18 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.7 13 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.1 32 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.6 25 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.6 22 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.6 19 km SSW of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.5 3 km SSW of Tacoronte, Spain
M 1.6 29 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.4 32 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.9 23 km SSE of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.5 12 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.8 34 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 2.3 28 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 3.4 34 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 3.0 30 km S of Tegueste, Spain
M 1.6 34 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.7 19 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.8 27 km WNW of San Isidro, Spain
M 1.5 30 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 25 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.7 12 km WNW of Cruce de Arinaga, Spain
M 2.3 12 km ENE of Costa Calma, Spain
M 1.7 26 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.6 3 km WSW of Tijarafe, Spain
M 1.7 21 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 4 km W of El Paso, Spain
M 1.7 17 km NNE of Frontera, Spain
M 2.0 18 km ENE of Frontera, Spain
M 1.7 31 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.1 26 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 21 km NW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 2.4 13 km NNE of Frontera, Spain
M 1.8 10 km NNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 1.6 2 km SW of Frontera, Spain
M 1.8 26 km WNW of Lomo de Arico, Spain
M 2.2 43 km SW of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
M 1.7 7 km NW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 8 km NNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 2.0 31 km WNW of Fasnia, Spain
M 1.9 26 km S of Buenavista del Norte, Spain
M 1.9 11 km W of Candelaria, Spain
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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?
72 of magnitude 1.5 or above in the last 30 days, 15 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 3.4 on August 26, 2026, 34 km S of Tegueste, Spain, at a depth of 33.9 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Canary Islands?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 56.2 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) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.