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M2.0 Earthquake near CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-09-29 23:26:46 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN REGION (Spain) on September 29, 2025 at 23:26 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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 13 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.2.

Details

ID
4f8f41558039146328687d8ee068638864f7ad93
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
10.5 km
UTC time
2025-09-29 23:26:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
City
Yaiza
Source
emsc
Coordinates
29.02790, -13.80570
Temperature
21.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.5 km
Shallow
10.5 km
10.5 km — close to the regional average (9.3 km)
Regional average: 9.3 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

  • Lanzarote
    Distance: 17 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 670 m ·Last eruption: 1824 ·Spain
  • Fuerteventura
    Distance: 77 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 529 m ·Spain
  • Gran Canaria
    Distance: 208 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: 1'950 m ·Last eruption: 40 ·Spain
  • Tenerife
    Distance: 289 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'715 m ·Last eruption: 1909 ·Spain
  • La Palma
    Distance: 395 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'426 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Spain
  • Hierro
    Distance: 438 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'500 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Spain

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • César Manrique-Lanzarote AirportSpain · ACE · GCRR
    21.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 768 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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