3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in Spain's City of Granada
Officials said more than 80 emergency calls were made as firefighters and police inspected buildings after the quake.
- A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Alhendin just after 1 a.m. on Saturday, with a shallow two-kilometre epicentre causing strong shaking across Andalucia; Spain's National Geographic Institute initially recorded 4.8 before revising upward.
- Three smaller tremors had rattled the same zone earlier on Friday, including a 3.7 magnitude event centred on La Zubia that struck seven hours before the main shock and left residents already on edge.
- Andalucia's regional government activated phase 1 of its seismic risk plan immediately, as more than 80 calls flooded the 112 emergency line; firefighters and police sealed off affected spots to inspect buildings throughout the night.
- Officials confirmed material damage in towns including Armilla, where roof tiles and facades fell, though no injuries occurred; Presidency, Health and Emergencies councillor Antonio Sanz urged residents to respect safety cordons and avoid damaged zones.
- By dawn on Saturday, the IGN had logged a cluster of aftershocks between magnitudes 1.6 and 2.6 around multiple towns, while tremors were felt across the region from the Almeria coast to Cordoba city.
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The tourist hotspot of Granada in southern Spain was rocked on Saturday after a rare magnitude 5 earthquake woke people up in the night and damaged buildings.
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