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ARCHIVED - Panic in Granada as earthquakes rock the city
The earthquakes were felt as far afield as Caravaca de la Cruz in the Murcia Region
3 tremors of up to 4.5 on the Richter scale in under 20 minutes and dozens of aftershocks
Thousands broke the curfew as they fled onto the streets
Thousands of people spilled out onto the streets of Granada on Tuesday night in defiance of the coronavirus curfew as the recent spate of seismic activity in the area continued, a series of consecutive tremors including three “big ones” in just 20 minutes between 9.35 and 9.55 in the evening.
3 terremotos en Granada en menos de 1 hora, más 1 esta mañana, 2 ayer, el domingo otros 2... Todo el mundo ahora mismo está saliendo a la calle súper asustado... Llevamos 12 terremotos en pocos días, esta situación realmente da MIEDO #TerremotoGranada pic.twitter.com/K67xSup0a9
— Magui 🌸 (@MariaUbi) January 26, 2021
The quakes continued to be focussed around the area of Santa Fe, Atarfe and Chauchina, a few kilometres west of the city, and following the significant tremor measuring 4.4 which was recorded on Saturday those on Tuesday evening included three which measured 4.2, 4.2 and 4.5 on the mbLg scale (very similar to the Richter scale at these levels). The most intense of these was felt as far away as Marbella to the west and Caravaca de la Cruz, in the Region of Murcia, to the east.
There have now been approximately 300 recorded seismic events in the area since the start of December and experts state that they cannot rule out the possibility that the activity might lead to a major tremor in what is known to be one of the most seismically active zones of the Iberian Peninsula.
During the evening many fled their apartment block homes in a state of near-panic and some even took their cars and headed out to open ground as they began to fear the worst, while in the towns of Santa Fe, Atarfe and Chauchina local sources report that almost the entire population made their way outdoors. However, no serious damage or injuries have been reported, although there have been numerous cases of falling masonry and cracks appearing in some buildings.
A state of “pre-emergency” has been declared by the regional government of Andalucía with emergency services on maximum alert, although the most likely scenario is reportedly that although after-shocks will continue for some time they will become less and less intense before dying out.