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An earthquake that was initially thought to measure 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Águilas this morning. The tremor occurred at 7.15am this Friday and was first reported as having its epicentre at a depth of seven kilometres, according to the National Geographic Institute in Spain, which initially said that it could have had a magnitude as high as 4.0, almost twice as strong as the quake that rocked Cabo de Palos on Sunday.

 

However, the IGN later downgraded its estimate, first to 3.8 and then to 3.5, and showed that the quake was at a depth of two kilometres, not seven.

 

In any case, the magnitude and shallowness of the earthquake meant that it was felt in several municipalities, both in Murcia and in the province of Almería.

 

The places where it was most felt were Los Geráneos (Águilas) and Torrecilla (Lorca), but it could also be felt in Cartagena, Puerto Lumbreras, Pulpí and Totana.

 

Likewise, in Huércal-Overa and Mazarrón the earthquake could also be felt with some intensity by local residents.

 

 

Image: IGN