Spain is not a country of frequent major earthquakes, but its seismic history has devastating episodes. On the occasion of the recent earthquakes in Granada, we compile a list that gathers the seven most relevant earthquakes of the last centuries, selected by their magnitude, by the extent of their damage or by their historical significance. In it there are earthquakes with instrumental record, such as that of Dúrcal (1954) or that of the Alborá…
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Spain is not a country of frequent major earthquakes, but its seismic history has devastating episodes. On the occasion of the recent earthquakes in Granada, we compile a list that gathers the seven most relevant earthquakes of the last centuries, selected by their magnitude, by the extent of their damage or by their historical significance. In it there are earthquakes with instrumental record, such as that of Dúrcal (1954) or that of the Alborá…