New quake shakes area near Los Molinos last night

It joins a previous magnitude 2.4 tremor off the western coast of Pájara.

Around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a new seismic event was recorded off the coast of Los Molinos, in the municipality of Puerto del Rosario, according to the National Geographic Institute.

The quake measured 2.3 on the magnitude scale and occurred at a depth of 21 km; it was reportedly felt by residents in the surrounding area.

Although such activity is considered normal, this tremor follows an earlier one that struck a few kilometres to the southwest on Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Pájara, at a depth of 30 km. In that case, no sensations were reported on the island.