Why Are so Many Earthquakes Taking Place in Spain's Granada?
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Why are so many earthquakes taking place in Spain's Granada?
Another 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook the southern Spanish city of Granada on Tuesday, the second in three days, along with 348 tremors since August 14th. Why is there so much seismic activity in this part of Spain?
The earthquake of magnitude 4.8 recorded this Tuesday, after the 4.8 of Saturday, confirms that the activity continues very alive in the Metropolita Area...
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 was recorded on August 18 at 10:37 a.m. in Gójar (Granada), followed by up to seven consecutive replicas of magnitude greater than 4. The earthquake took place three days after the municipality of Alhendin recorded another earthquake of similar magnitude in the same area. Following these telluric movements, publications have circulated on social networks with conspiracy theories and alarmist messages about supposed…
Science studies whether extreme weather activates earthquakes such as today's one with epicenter in Gójar
The seismic series of Granada could last for weeks or even months before the activity ends.
The province is located in one of the most seismically active areas of the Iberian Peninsula, where different faults converge and the effects of convergence between the African and Eurasian plates are felt.
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