Spain hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquake

The USGS has reported a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Spain. It had a depth of 616.7 kilometers. The epicenter was located 25 kilometers northeast from Granada, 106 kilometers northwest of M?laga and 341 kilometers south of Madrid. It occurred on Monday at 00:08:10 local time (22:08:10 UTC).

People posted via Twitter that the earthquake was felt in C?diz, M?laga, and Murcia.

CNN reports there are no immediate reports of deaths, injuries or damages. “An earthquake with that depth means little damage is likely,” seismologist Susan Potter told CNN. “When an earthquake is deeper, the seismic energy is absorbed by the Earth, so there will be less damage expected in the epicenter area,” she said too.

Meanwhile, almost a month ago, on March 1, the Spanish Geologist Luis Eug?nio Suarez, said that the Granada area could suffer an earthquake within the short term, and with an intensity similar to that of the February 27 Cauquenes, Chile earthquake. Su?rez commented that “Spain is not like Chile,” because the latter is located on a high seismic frequency area, but also noted that “once every hundred years, a destructive earthquake is produced in the peninsula.”

The last earthquake in Spain was in Arenas del Rey, in Granada, 126 years ago, and reached a magnitude of 6.6, leaving between 750 and 900 dead, thousands injured and material destruction.

Source : wikinews