Moderate magnitude 4.8 quake hits 13 km southeast of Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain early afternoon
4.8 quake 27 Oct 3:21 pm (GMT +1)

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Spain near Los Llanos de Aridane, La Palma Island, Canary Islands, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Wednesday, October 27th, 2021, at 3:21 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 37 km. 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 Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8 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 27, 2021 3:21 pm (GMT +1) local time (27 Oct 2021 14:21 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 28.58°N / 17.82°W (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain)
Primary data source: EMSC
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