M4.2 earthquake near Cariño, Galicia

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Cariño, Spain on 29 Oct 2021, 04:32 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Cariño, about 54 km away in Galicia, Spain.