Earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale on El Hierro

The earth continues to move on El Hierro with a tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale being felt this morning not only on El Hierro but also Tenerife and La Palma.

The Emergency Services received twenty-nine calls from people who felt the tremor, the largest seismic disturbance since July.

At dawn, in addition to the 4.6 magnitude quake, there were 24 other tremors ranging between 2.8 and 3.1 on the Richter scale.

The only problems caused by the quake was a landslide on the Hl1 on El Hierro, with the road having to be closed from around 02:00 this morning.

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