Betancuria feels the quake: “First it felt like a gust,

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake recorded on Friday in the Atlantic was felt across several islands of the archipelago and also reached various points on Fuerteventura, especially the interior areas such as Betancuria.

The National Geographic Institute (IGN) located the quake at 09:50 a.m. in the Atlantic‑Canary zone, at an approximate depth of 30 km and a maximum intensity of III. The tremor was primarily perceived in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, given their proximity to the epicentre.

No personal injuries or material damage have been reported on Fuerteventura, but some residents confirmed that they clearly heard and felt the seismic movement.

“It gave you a little respect,” said local resident Mercedes Armas, who told La Voz de Fuerteventura that the sound of the earthquake was particularly striking. “First it sounded like a small bang, then an explosion, and finally a noise that faded away.”

According to Armas, “we haven’t heard anything that loud in more than twenty‑five years” in the village.

After the main shock, the IGN recorded additional, smaller tremors in the same Atlantic‑Canary area, including events of magnitude 2.2 and 3.4 mbLg, as part of the after‑shock activity.

Experts note that such movements are typical of the regular seismic activity of the Canary Islands and do not necessarily indicate active volcanic processes.