16 Mar, 2024 @ 12:35
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Earthquake rocks towns across Spain’s Andalucia and Costa del Sol – but did YOU feel a tremor?

AN earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale has been felt across Andalucia and the Costa del Sol.

The tremor struck in the south of the Alboran Sea near the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Africa, where it was felt more strongly.

However the quake, which hit at 9.17pm on Friday night, was also felt in towns in Malaga, Granada, Almeria and even Jaen.

According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the epicentre was some 16km below ground.

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The epicentre of the earthquake (SOURCE: IGN)

In Melilla, there was noticable shaking of buildings and homes for several seconds.

Reports of a similar intensity were also felt in Torrox, Torre del Mar and Velez-Malaga, all in the Axarquia region.

Movements were also detected in Malaga city, Alhaurin El Grande, Fuengirola, Almuñecar in Granada and in Jaen city, among a string of other towns.

The quake was originally thought to be 4.6 magnitude before it was later revised down to 4.3.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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