Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada, buildings and cars damaged
Officials said 300 fire calls led to 85 interventions as crews inspected buildings and reported no casualties or serious structural damage.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Alhendín, Granada, at 1:04 AM, revised upward from an initial 4.8 reading by Spain's National Geographic Institute .
- Preceding the main event, a 3.7 magnitude tremor struck La Zubia at 6:43 PM on Friday with intensity IV, heightening public anxiety hours before the stronger shock.
- Emergency services performed 85 interventions after receiving 300 calls regarding minor damage like fallen roof tiles; Antonio Sanz, Andalusia's top emergencies official, confirmed no casualties and the Alhambra remained unaffected.
- Following the shock, authorities activated phase 1 of the Andalusian Emergency Plan while police and firefighters sealed off damaged zones and coordinated building inspections through the night.
- By dawn on Saturday, the IGN logged a cluster of tremors between 1.6 and 2.6 magnitude around multiple municipalities as response teams continued monitoring structural stability across the province.
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BRIEF: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday. The regional government said homes and cars were damaged, but no injuries were reported. Security camera footage showed a family home shaking in Granada. The tremors were also felt in the surrounding provinces of Malaga, Córdoba, Cádiz and Seville. There were no reports of casualties, according to agencies.
An earthquake of magnitude 5 struck the Granada region in southern Spain in the middle of the night. No casualties are to be regretted, but several buildings have been damaged. The last earthquake of this magnitude in Andalusia was in 1955. - "We must remain vigilant": a rare earthquake of magnitude 5 struck southern Spain in the middle of the night (International).
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Granada area, damaging several buildings and prompting around 200 calls to Andalusian emergency services.
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