| Evento | Fecha | Hora GMT | Hora Local (*) | Latitud | Longitud | Profundidad (km) | Magnitud | Tipo Mag. | Int. max. | Localizacion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| es2017ldmmo | 17/09/2017 | 20:49:03 | 21:49:03 | 28.1755 | -17.1168 | 9 | 2.0 | mbLg | E AGULO.IGM |
A minor earth tremor of 2.0 on the Richter scale occurred at a depth of nine kilometres close to La Gomera's north-eastern coast at around 9 pm on Sunday night, Sept. 17th 2017.
This is nothing to worry about, as La Gomera's former volcanoes are long extinct and the island has not experienced any volcanic activity for far more than a million years, being one of the oldest islands in the Canaries. La Gomera existed long before the volcanically very active neighbouring island of El Hierro was even born.
Generally volcanic activity in the Canaries is of a 'mild nature', but magma movements deep under and around the Canary Islands cause regular tremors. It is however a rare occurrence that such a quake was registered by the seismic station situated in the mountains above the town of Agulo with an epicentre so close to La Gomera.
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