Earthquake shakes Andalucia hotspot in Spain

AN Andalucia hotspot was shaken by an earthquake last night.

The 3.0 magnitude quake hit Granada at around 9.22pm and may have been felt by residents as the epicentre was only 2km below ground.

Spain’s national geographic institute is asking anyone who felt a shake to report it on their website.

It comes after a wave of earthquakes in recent weeks.

Last week saw nine earthquakes in the region in just 24 hours.

Click here to read more News from The Olive Press.

Tags:

Staff Reporter

DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR US at Spain’s most popular English newspaper - the Olive Press? Contact us now via email: newsdesk@theolivepress.es or call 951 273 575. To contact the newsdesk out of regular office hours please call +34 665 798 618.

Latest from Environment

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

SPAIN has 10,197 infrastructures that could be affected by severe floods with a recurrence period of 500 years. That’s the conclusion of a report published

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

ONE night in May last year, the sky over Zaragoza shimmered with ribbons of green and violet light — a spectacle that left onlookers spellbound.

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

THREE of Spain’s leading energy companies are considering requesting a three-year extension to the operational life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant, according to

UN investigates Madrid landfill site after massive methane leaks are detected from space

A UN agency is probing a Madrid landfill after satellites detected massive emissions of climate-altering methane gas billowing from the site. The International Methane Emissions

Earthquake shakes Andalucia hotspot in Spain

Tags:

Related Articles

Staff Reporter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Costa del Sol

12 drug dealers in Spain storm hospital to rescue arrested friend in Andalucia

Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit Costa del Sol

12 drug dealers in Spain storm hospital to rescue arrested friend in Andalucia

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

UN investigates Madrid landfill site after massive methane leaks are detected from space

Related Articles

The McGrail report – Making sense of what we saw in ‘Gibraltar confidential’, writes F Oliva

The much-anticipated switch-on for Malaga’s famous Christmas lights is coming – all you need to know

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: Despair for British expats as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’