Residents of Güímar and Arico feel earthquake between Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Residents in parts of Tenerife were woken in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a 2.9-magnitude earthquake detected in the sea between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).
The tremor occurred just after 5:30am, and although it caused no damage, it was felt by neighbours in several municipalities on the east coast of the island, including El Escobonal (Güímar), Los Abriguitos (Arico), and Güímar town itself.
The quake’s epicentre was located in the area known as the Volcán de Enmedio, a submarine volcano situated between the two islands. This is the same zone that produced a much stronger earthquake back in 1989, which was felt across much of Tenerife.
Local residents who experienced the shaking described it as brief but noticeable. One neighbour told Diario de Avisos: “It woke me up straight away, I was on my feet in seconds!”
Despite the alarm, the IGN confirmed that no incidents or damage were reported. Minor seismic movements like this are not unusual in the Canary Islands, where low-level volcanic and tectonic activity occurs regularly beneath the ocean floor.
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