International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582960
Event time 2026-02-26 03:25:03 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 03:25:03 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 03:56:11 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 29.7 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Spain
Administration area Canary Islands
Nearest settlement La Restinga
Distance 12 km
Course WNW
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name North Atlantic Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Hierro Airport (26,68 km), Hierro Airport (26,68 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Hierro volcano (9,88 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.