This is the conclusion reached by the authorities as the possible cause of the tremor that, this noon, was perceived in different municipalities of the island of Gran Canaria, as confirmed by authorized sources to DIARIO DE AVISOS.
According to the same sources, the object would have made a journey over La Palma, La Gomera and the South of Tenerife, until it landed on the round island.
In the first instance, organizations such as the National Geographic Institute (IGN) ruled out an earthquake, which is why other entities were consulted, including the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias ( IAC ), which, taking into account the characteristics of the event, concluded that all points to a rock from space.
On the other hand, several emergency helicopters also flew over rocky areas of the island geography, in order to check if it could be a landslide or landslide.
It should be noted, in this sense, that a fire registered in the last few minutes in the town of Santa Brígida in Gran Canaria is being studied for its supposed link with the impact of this object.
El gran estruendo de esta tarde en Gran Canaria no fue producido por ningún terremoto. En nuestras estaciones sísmica vemos el ruido de algún tipo de explosión desconocida. Lo que vemos es sonido.
Por tanto esto se sale de nuestras competencias 😂 https://t.co/s9NuKNUrHt pic.twitter.com/S7yGWnzqoV— Itahiza (@ita_dc) November 30, 2022
Well, I’m sure glad I wasn’t standing under it when it hit. Of course, I’m also very sorry that it didn’t wipe out Wash. DC. Another dream ruined by reality.