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Earthquake measuring 4.4 on Richter scale shakes people awake in Galicia in northwestern Spain

Fiona Govan - 29 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

AN earthquake with a magnitude registering 4.4 on the Richter scale shook people awake in Spain’s northwestern most corner on Friday morning. The epicentre was...

Canary Islands

WATCH: Tsunami of lava flows from La Palma volcano destroying more homes, a football pitch and supermarket

Fiona Govan - 15 Oct, 2021 @ 13:30

THE volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma continues to erupt with more force than ever, spewing a great wave of lava on...

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4.9 earthquake with epicentre in the Alboran Sea is felt in Malaga, Melilla, Granada and Almeria

Cristina Hodgson - 30 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

AN earthquake of magnitude 4.9 with an epicentre in Alboran has been clearly felt in Melilla, and also in several locations in the provinces...

Epicentre Of This New Aftershock In Santa Fe. Ign

Granada

Quake Info: Low-magnitude aftershock rumbles Santa Fe in Spain’s Granada

Cristina Hodgson - 16 Aug, 2021 @ 10:00

THE municipality of Santa Fe, in the metropolitan area of Granada, was once again the epicentre of a low-magnitude earthquake in the early hours...

Granada

Quake-stunned Spain hit by another 4.2-magnitude shock felt in Granada and beyond

Kirsty Mckenzie - 13 Aug, 2021 @ 18:55

A MAGNITUDE 4.2 shock hit Granada late on Thursday night months after the city’s residents recovered from a series of major quakes in January,...

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Did you feel it? Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Torremolinos

Cristina Hodgson - 11 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

A MINOR magnitude 3.1 earthquake has been registered in Malaga province this Tuesday. The quake was felt yesterday, Tuesday afternoon, in the tourist hotspot town...

Granada

Did you feel it? Light quake rumbles Alhama in Spain’s Granada

Cristina Hodgson - 25 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

A LIGHT magnitude 2.7 quake has been registered in Granada this Wednesday. According to the National Geographic Institute, the earthquake was recorded at 17:35 this...

Alicante

Earthquake shakes up an early morning surprise across an inland area of Alicante province in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 18 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

AN earthquake reaching 2.9 on the Richter scale briefly shook up an inland area of Alicante province this morning(June 18). It was the biggest tremor...

Granada

Did you feel it? Light magnitude 2.7 quake rumbles Chauchina in Spain’s Granada

Cristina Hodgson - 22 May, 2021 @ 17:45

A LIGHT magnitude 2.7 quake has been registered in Granada this Saturday. According to the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the earthquake was recorded at 1:44...

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TENTH ANNIVERSARY of Spain’s biggest earthquake since the mid-fifties to be commemorated in Lorca

Alex Trelinski - 9 May, 2021 @ 10:00

LORCA will commemorate the tenth anniversary this Tuesday(May 11) of an earthquake that took nine lives. The Murcia region town will hold a memorial event...

Malaga

Did you feel it? Earthquake rumbled Spain’s Malaga on Sunday afternoon

Cristina Hodgson - 3 May, 2021 @ 09:15

A MINOR magnitude 2.9 earthquake has been registered in Malaga province this Sunday. The quake was felt on Sunday afternoon in the town of Benamocarra,...

Granada

Earthquakes rattle Spain’s Granada again after 10 days of calm

Cristina Hodgson - 16 Feb, 2021 @ 11:15

TWO shallow quakes have shaken Granada and its metropolitan area. The quakes were felt this Wednesday morning after a brief respite following weeks of strong...

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Granada

BREAKING: Two earthquakes rock Spain’s Granada with tremors felt as far away as Malaga

Laurence Dollimore - 26 Jan, 2021 @ 23:02

TWO earthquakes measuring 4.1 and 4.3 on the Richter scale have hit Granada tonight. The epicentres of both were in the town of Chauchina,...

Granada

IN VIDEOS: Biggest earthquake in a DECADE rocks Spain’s Granada as screaming shoppers flee shaking store and Youtuber’s bedroom...

Laurence Dollimore - 25 Jan, 2021 @ 08:00

TWO schools will be closed in Granada today after an earthquake damaged its ceilings at the weekend. A 4.4 magnitude tremor hit the Andalucian...

Granada

Two earthquakes rumble Spain’s Granada this week

Cristina Hodgson - 18 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

ACCORDING to the National Geographic Institute, two earthquakes have been registered in the province of Granada this week. A 2.2 magnitude earthquake, at a depth...

Granada

Spain’s Granada feels 3.6 magnitude earthquake in 10th tremor of December as expert calls for calm

Laurence Dollimore - 9 Dec, 2020 @ 12:11

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake caused noticeable tremors in Granada on Tuesday. According to the National Geographic Institute, the natural phenomenon struck at 2:38 pm....

Environment

Two more earthquakes this morning make four in four days in Granada region of southern Spain

Simon Wade - 6 Dec, 2020 @ 12:19

TWO MORE earthquakes have hit west of Granada this morning, Sunday December 6. The first was at 9.32am and measured 3.1 on the MMI Scale,...

Earthquake Rocks Epicentre Of Granada Town In Spains Andalucia

Environment

Forget about the Richter Scale, this is how earthquakes are measured across the world

Simon Wade - 6 Dec, 2020 @ 11:59

With so many reports and articles about Europe’s new earthquake hotspot being here in Spain, it’s only right that the Olive Press explain how...

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Earthquake rumbles in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

Laurence Dollimore - 18 Nov, 2020 @ 23:49

AN earthquake has rumbled along the Costa del Sol tonight. According to the National Geographic Institute, the quake measured 3.1 on the Richter scale....

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Strongest earthquake yet in recent sequence hits Spain’s Murcia region

Alex Trelinski - 9 Nov, 2020 @ 12:28

AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale shook parts of the Murcia region today at 1.46am(November 9). It's the strongest-recorded tremor in a recent...

Benidorm

Earthquakes continue daily across eastern and southern Spain

Simon Wade - 6 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

SINCE Sunday, November 1, Spain’s southern and eastern coasts have seen two dozen earthquakes. This morning, one of the strongest quakes this week was felt...

Costa Blanca

Earthquake season continues in Spain as FOUR more tremors hit Andalucia and Costa Blanca in one morning

Simon Wade - 5 Nov, 2020 @ 12:52

FOLLOWING earthquakes of varying intensity on Spain's Costa Blanca on Monday, both Andalucia and areas north of Valencia suffered tremors this morning, November 5. With...

Alicante

Fifth tremor in two days makes Spain’s Costa Blanca the earthquake hotspot of Europe

Simon Wade - 3 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

FOLLOWING two earthquakes reported in the Torrevieja area yesterday, another even bigger shock was felt in Alcoi this morning, in the hills above Benidorm. With...

Costa Blanca

Twin earthquakes in Spain as Costa Blanca becomes country’s most affected region

Simon Wade - 2 Nov, 2020 @ 09:30

TWO earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.4 hit the Costa Blanca South last night and early this morning, making it the region in Spain...

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Earthquake wakes up residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

Laurence Dollimore - 16 Oct, 2020 @ 16:18

The 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.58am in the Cadiz town of Ubrique, according to the National Geographic Institute

Registrado Un Terremoto De Magnitud 25 En Otura

Granada

Earthquake rumbles Spain’s Granada

Cristina Hodgson - 5 Aug, 2020 @ 11:37

A 2.5 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Spain’s Granada.

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