Earthquakes Rattle Canary Islands and Southern Spain, Tremors Felt in Morocco

The Canary Islands were hit by two earthquakes this morning. The first, of magnitude 1.6, was recorded at 0:58 am and had its epicenter in the city of Buenavista del Norte in Tenerife. The second, of magnitude 1.5, occurred a few hours later, at 5:04 am, in Santiago del Teide, reports La Nueva España.

A few minutes later, an earthquake was also reported in the province of Jaén at 5:16 am. It was of magnitude 1.9 and had its epicenter in Alcalá la Real. The most significant tremor recorded on Tuesday, of magnitude 3.7, was reported at 9:07 am in the Atlantic, in an area near the Azores.