Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 13 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain in the evening
4.4 quake 28 Oct 9:20 pm (GMT +1)

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Los Llanos de Aridane, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, Spain, was reported only 6 minutes ago by Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 44 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, at 9:20 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.4 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mazo (pop. 4,800) located 5 km from the epicenter, Breña Baja (pop. 4,200) 6 km away, Brena Alta (pop. 7,100) 9 km away, El Paso (pop. 7,100) 10 km away, Santa Cruz de La Palma (pop. 17,100) 13 km away, Los Llanos de Aridane (pop. 20,800) 13 km away, Tazacorte (pop. 5,700) 13 km away, and Garachico (pop. 6,000) 23 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 28, 2021 9:20 pm (GMT +1) local time (28 Oct 2021 20:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 44.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 28.58°N / 17.82°W (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
Primary data source: IGN
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