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M1.6 Earthquake near CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 13:21:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 21, 2025 at 13:21 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION (Spain). With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 8 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
40fa1d3941828cc496888b48f092c23222911878
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
24.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 13:21:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
Source
emsc
Coordinates
28.13350, -16.33600
Temperature
18.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24.4 km
Shallow
24.4 km
24.4 km — deeper than the regional average (9.6 km)
Regional average: 9.6 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tenerife
    Distance: 34 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'715 m ·Last eruption: 1909 ·Spain
  • Gran Canaria
    Distance: 76 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 1'950 m ·Last eruption: 40 ·Spain
  • La Palma
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'426 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Spain
  • Hierro
    Distance: 172 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'500 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Spain
  • Fuerteventura
    Distance: 228 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 529 m ·Spain
  • Lanzarote
    Distance: 282 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 670 m ·Last eruption: 1824 ·Spain

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tenerife Sur AirportSpain · TFS · GCTS
    25.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna AirportSpain · TFN · GCXO
    38.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 742 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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