A meteor impact has triggered alarms on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. According to official sources, it crossed La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, the south of Tenerife and passed through Gran Canaria, to end up plunging into the sea, on the north coast, between the municipalities of Arucas and Guía.
The loud noise generated by the trajectory of the meteorite triggered alarm among the population in different parts of the island, with special emphasis on the Santa Brígida area, where it was even thought of a landslide. The subsequent fire in an area of the municipality suggested that it was due to the impact of the meteorite, something that was later ruled out.
When it entered the Canarian sky, a luminous object of an intense red color was seen and then a trail of smoke. He crossed the western islands in the direction of Gran Canaria.
Dozens of calls to 112
The alert began at 3:39 p.m. this Wednesday, at which time dozens of people have called 112 reporting "tremors" of origin yet to be identified. According to the sources of the emergency service, they have not had to intervene for the moment and are collecting information about the incident.
"I do not know the origin, but the tremor was quite important. Not only windows, the floor and walls trembled and in the background a sound like a distant explosion," said Twitter user @meteograncanaria.com.
#ACTUALIZACIÓN Las estaciones sísmicas del @IGN_Sismologia en Gran Canaria detectaron el fuerte estruendo sentido en muchos puntos de la isla.https://t.co/cdW4pS8hAJ pic.twitter.com/kyZNyFWVgG
— Canarias Ahora (@Cahora) November 30, 2022
