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Magnitude 3 earthquake shakes El Hierro

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The earthquake occurred 19 kilometers deep west of El Pinar, in El Hierro.

Epicenter of the earthquake in El Hierro IGN

Laura Bautista

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The National Geographic Institute recorded an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 mbLg in El Hierro, hours before a second, weaker earthquake of 1.7 in the ocean channel between Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

The first of the earthquakes was located yesterday afternoon, Friday at 7:12 p.m., with the epicenter at approximately 19 kilometers deep west of El Pinar in El Hierro.

The second seismic movement, with a magnitude of 1.7, was recorded this morning, more precisely at 5:04 a.m. today Saturday, at a depth of 25 kilometers in the waters located between the two capital islands, where rests the Enmedio volcano at the bottom of the ocean.


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