Small earthquake of 3.3 on the Richter scale in province of Granada
Saturday, October 1, 2016 @ 9:20 PM
A MINOR earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale was felt close to Granada city yesterday (Friday) morning, reports the National Geographical Institute (IGN), but no damage or injury has been registered.
Small tremors are common in the south-east of the mainland, but with the exception of the May 2011 quake in Lorca (Murcia) – the worst in well over a century – they tend to be limited to a couple of seconds of ground-shaking and, at worst, items falling off a shelf.
No reports have ever been received of these regular small quakes causing long-term damage to foundations of properties, and they generally end up being little more than an anecdote and social media fodder.
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