Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada, buildings and cars damaged
Officials said three people suffered minor injuries as 348 tremors were recorded since Friday and the Alhambra closed key areas for checks.
- On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Gojar at 10:37am, causing residents in Granada to feel walls and ceilings shake. Spain's National Geographic Institute recorded the tremor as the strongest in the ongoing seismic series.
- Seismic instability continues following an initial magnitude 5 earthquake near Alhendin on August 15. The National Geographic Institute has recorded 348 tremors since the series began last Friday, indicating persistent fault line activity.
- Vice-President Antonio Sanz confirmed three people suffered minor injuries, with one child hospitalized, as magnitude 4 and 4.2 aftershocks struck near Armilla, Churriana, and Alhendin. Emergency services received around fifty calls to the 112 number.
- Staff at the Alhambra emptied the Nasrid Palaces and Alcazaba on a preventive basis, halting public visits while specialists examine the structures. Sanz confirmed the Andalusian emergency plan remains activated at operational level 1.
- Authorities warn that further aftershocks are possible in the coming days, and residents in Granada Province are advised to maintain vigilance. The shallow nature of the quakes means even moderate magnitudes can produce significant surface shaking.
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 took place on Tuesday in Spain, in the Granada region. Seism also felt in Madrid. The authorities announced at least three injuries and material damage. It is the second major earthquake in this region in the last week, after...
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck near Granada in the Andalusia region of southern Spain at around 10:38 a.m. on the 18th (local time) ...
A earthquake of magnitude 4.7 with epicenter in the Granada town of Gójar (Granada), as well as its four replicas, has forced to dislodge in a preventive way the Nasrid Palaces and the Alcazaba of the monument of the Alhambra of Granada, one of the most visited in Spain. According to EFE sources of the monument, a ... Continue reading "Following tremors, including one of magnitude 4.7, leave three wounded in Granada, Spain" The post Follow of tr…
The shock occurred around 10H38 (08H38 GMT), with an epicentre located in the town of Alhendin, 10 kilometres south of Granada, according to the National Geographical Institute (IGN). This earthquake was the strongest of a series of earthquakes that hit the area Tuesday morning, pushing the inhabitants to leave the buildings to rush into the streets. Three people were slightly injured, including a young girl who was hospitalized, said Antonio Sa…
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 10:38 with the epicenter located in the municipality of Alhendin. The disaster has resulted, so far, in three minor injuries.
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