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GROUND SHAKES, SKY EXPLODES: Orihuela Hit by Quake Then Fireball in Wild Night

It was a night residents won’t forget in a hurry—first the ground moved, then the sky lit up. A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck just north of Orihuela at 7:50pm on Tuesday, jolting locals and sparking alarm across nearby villages. Despite its relatively low strength, the tremor’s shallow depth of just 3.5km made it more noticeable on the surface. The epicentre was around 18 kilometres from Orihuela, with those closest in areas like Hondón de los…
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informacion.es broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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