A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck Gran Canaria on Tuesday evening, marking the strongest tremor to hit the island in six decades. The quake occurred at 7.20pm local time and was felt across 14 of the island's 21 municipalities, according to regional authorities.
The epicentre was initially reported as Santa Maria de Guia in the north, but later revised to about 13 miles off the north-west coast. The earthquake originated at a depth of 12.5 miles. Seismologists noted that the tremor was initially measured at 4.1 before being downgraded.
Itahiza Dominguez, the Canary Islands Director for the National Geographic Institute, confirmed it was the strongest earthquake detected in Gran Canaria in at least 60 years. Emergency services received several calls, but there were no reports of casualties or structural damage. A spokesperson for the regional emergency response coordination centre stated that no major incidents had been recorded.
Authorities have not ruled out aftershocks, though no further significant seismic activity has been reported so far.
