Residents and tourists took to the social network after feeling tremors just after 6.30am. "Has there been an earthquake on Tenerife? What a scare!" said one man. "Earthquake in the centre of Tenerife!" said another. Related articles Earthquake WARNING: Major chance of ‘LARGE’ tremor in coming days Earthquake WARNING: Incoming tremors signal the ‘END OF THE WORLD’ The National Geographic Institute confirmed the earthquake occurred at 06.36am at a depth of five kilometres and added that a seismic movement of magnitude 1.9 on the Richter scale was registered in the same place a minute earlier. After the first one, the Emergency and Security Coordinating Centre of the Canary Government, 20 calls were received from people living in the Tenerife municipalities of La Matanza, Tacoronte, La Laguna, Güímar, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Candelaria, Fasnia, Arico and Granadilla, all of which are in the north of the island and not the main tourist zones. Two other seismic movements were also recorded, one of them at 02.23am and of magnitude 1.7, and another at 03.07 and of magnitude 1.9. The Canary volcanology institute, Involcan says earthquakes of this magnitude have been recorded in the recent past between Tenerife and Gran Canaria such as the one measuring 5.2 on May 9, 1989; therefore, "it is normal that they register now and in the future". 20 calls were received from people living in the Tenerife municipalities (Image: Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands) La Palma volcano (Image: Getty Images ) They posted this morning: "All the stations of the Canary Seismic Network (C7) located in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, El Hierro and Lanzarote have registered the magnitude 4.4 earthquake, which occurred between Tenerife and Gran Canaria, at 06:36:51 today. Friday January 18, 2019 that has been widely felt in Tenerife and in some locations of Gran Canaria. The seismic focus or depth of the earthquake is five kilometres." "The location and magnitude data have been obtained automatically through the SeisComp of the Canary Seismic Network. A manual review of the location and magnitude will be carried out shortly. The tectonic activity related to the fault between Tenerife and Gran Canaria is the most probable cause of this earthquake. More information about this earthquake will be provided soon. "Remember that earthquakes of this magnitude have been recorded in the recent past between Tenerife and Gran Canaria as the magnitude 5.2 occurred on May 9, 1989; therefore, it is normal that they register now and in the future."All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility