Canary Islands warning as holiday hotspot struck by four more earthquakes in just five hours

Four further tremors with magnitudes between 0.3 and three have been recorded across the islands today.

The first hit this morning at 2.46am near Santa Cruz de Tenerife, followed by another at 5.12 am in Guía de Isora.

The biggest tremor hit east of Granadilla de Abona at 5.59am and measured 3 on the Richter scale.

It comes after the area was hit with multiple earthquakes earlier this week, with the first on Monday, at 4.01am measuring 3.1.

Just 20 minutes later, another 1.6 strike hit the Atlantic between Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Four more were also recorded in the area that day as low level quakes have continued to shake the region.

People traveling to Spain are being warned that the situation continues to be monitored.

But experts have insisted that more often than not most of the tremors are not felt by locals and tourists.

The Spanish National Geographic Institute say a magnitude of 2.5 to 5.4 is often felt, but causes just minor damage.

But, the repetition of events in the same area could indicate a more continuous trend of activity.

Residents living in the Canary Islands also risk being affected by archipelago's volcanic landscape - the location of underground tectonic plates.

An eruption in 2021 in the south of La Palma caused damage of up to £724million, with lava flow meaning 7,000 people were evacuated.

It comes after Tenerife was hit with destructive wildfires after temperatures soared last month.

More than 15,000 hectares of woodland were destroyed within the national park surrounding the Mount Teide volcano.

Local police launched an investigation into the fires, as Government leaders confirmed they were "provoked".

Officials say police have launched inquiries and are currently following three separate leads into the fires.