By Sarah Keane • Published: 06 Dec 2020 • 10:42
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A 3.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Granada capital
Another earthquake has shaken Granada, the second in a week, as residents felt the 3.1 magnitude rumble at 9:37am on Sunday, December 6. Last Wednesday, December 2, Santa Fe residents were alarmed by another quake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale.
The National Geographic Institute reported that Sunday’s quake’s epicentre was in the west of the municipality of Atarfe, at a depth of one kilometre.
The earthquake was felt by many residents in the municipalities near the epicentre of the earthquake, who took to social media to express their alarm.
¿Me acaba de despertar otro terremoto en Granada? ¡2 en una misma semana! pic.twitter.com/w6Uise4AGX — ANDONI 🏳️🌈 (@andonii_) December 6, 2020
¿Me acaba de despertar otro terremoto en Granada?
¡2 en una misma semana! pic.twitter.com/w6Uise4AGX
— ANDONI 🏳️🌈 (@andonii_) December 6, 2020
Experts say the rumble corresponds to the normal activity of the area, in which micro-earthquakes are frequent.
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Former teacher and health services manager with a Degree in English, Sarah moved to Spain from Southern Ireland with her husband, who runs his own car rental business, in 2019. She is now enjoying a completely different pace and quality of life on the Costa Blanca South, with wonderful Spanish and expat friends in Cabo Roig. Sarah began working with Euro Weekly News in 2020 and loves nothing more than bringing all the latest national and international news to her local community.
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