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Sudden Earthquake Shocks Holidaymakers in Southern Spain
The shallow quake prompted more than 80 emergency calls and ES-Alert warnings, while officials reported no injuries or damaged buildings.
- A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Librilla on Sunday, shaking residents across Murcia and into Alicante during lunchtime.
- Official readings from the Instituto Geografico Nacional recorded the tremor at five kilometres depth, with Intensity reaching III-IV on the European scale across Southeastern Spain's active fault zones.
- Emergency services pushed out ES-Alert messages warning of potential further shakes as more than 80 calls flooded the regional 112 centre from Murcia City, Molina, Segura, and Alhama.
- Fifteen years after the 2011 Lorca earthquake killed nine people with magnitude 5.1, the tremor triggered anxiety among Older and Younger residents alike.
- Authorities confirm no damaged buildings or injuries so far, though Anyone who felt the tremor is asked to complete an official questionnaire for damage mapping.
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Numerous private citizens have reported on social networks that they have noticed the tremor in the almost totality of the Vega Baja, although no calls have been received to 112 of the Valencian Community
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