Tenerife Records Series of Minor Earthquakes Amid Ongoing Volcanic Monitoring
A series of minor earthquakes in Tenerife and across the Canary Islands has prompted authorities to maintain standard volcanic alert levels as monitoring continues.
Recent seismic activity in Tenerife, marked by a series of small earthquakes beneath Teide National Park, has once again drawn attention to the Canary Islands' naturally active geology. Data from the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute (Involcan) confirm that these tremors are part of a recurring pattern rather than an isolated event.
Over the last 24 hours, 11 of the 12 earthquakes recorded across the region occurred in Tenerife, primarily near Guía de Isora and Vilaflor, with some activity in La Orotava. These were minor tremors, ranging in magnitude from 0.3 to 1.2. The only earthquake exceeding a magnitude of 2—a 2.3—took place in the ocean east of Gran Canaria.
Involcan’s weekly Guayota report notes a total of 1,248 low-magnitude earthquakes across the archipelago. The strongest, a 2.7, occurred on June 21 about 60 kilometers northwest of Fuerteventura. While tremors were also detected near El Hierro and La Palma, activity there remains much lower than what was seen during the 2021 eruption.
Authorities have kept the volcanic alert level at green for Tenerife, El Hierro, Lanzarote, and Gran Canaria, meaning daily life continues as normal. La Palma remains at a yellow alert level, as geological readings have not yet returned to pre-2021 levels. Given the islands' volcanic nature, the IGN continues to emphasize the importance of public awareness and encourages residents to stay familiar with standard safety protocols for seismic activity.