The National Geographic Institute has registered this Monday a magnitude 2.9 earthquake in the Navarrese town of Lizoáin-Arriasgoiti, although it has been seen in 15 other towns. It occurred at 8:52 a.m. and its epicenter was located at 42.8006 latitude and -1.4460 longitude, according to the National Geographic Institute.
As confirmed by the entity, this occurred at zero depththat is, at ground level. For this reason, it has been perceived in Ibiricu, Lizoáin, Egüés, Elcano, Gorraiz, Lizarraga de Izagaondoa, Noáin, Burlada, Huarte, Laquidain, Monreal, Olloki, Pamplona, Sarriguren, Villava and Lónguida.
This event, however, is not something strange in that area. Between 2020 and 2021, a thousand tremors They hit the area in what is called a seismic swarm. However, many of them took place on unmapped faults, so it is suspected that some type of unidentified fault may exist.