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Date Published: 07/02/2023

ARCHIVED - 3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the north of Granada, the 3rd in a week

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The quake's epicentre was in Granada's La Puebla de Don Fadrique, Andalucía

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - 3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the north of Granada, the 3rd in a week

An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has been recorded in Granada at 12.45pm on Tuesday afternoon, February 7.

The seismic movement is the third "of some importance" in this area in the last seven days, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

The epicentre was located in La Puebla de Don Fadrique in the north of Granada province at a depth of 5 kilometres, and the tremor was "felt by the local population", added IGN, a Spanish government agency dependent on the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda.

The latest earthquake was of intensity III, which means that it could be felt inside buildings, that people at rest felt a swaying or slight tremor and that hanging objects swayed slightly.

🔴Registrado un terremoto de magnitud 3,6 en Puebla de Don Fadrique, #Granada sin constancia de daños personales ni materiales.
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➡️Tampoco se han recibido llamadas de avisos en 1⃣1⃣2⃣

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— Emergencias 112 (@E112Andalucia) February 7, 2023

Fortunately, the Emergency Coordination Centre 112 Andalucía has confirmed that there have been no reports of personal or material damage resulting from the tremor.

This is the second earthquake recorded in La Puebla de Don Fadrique following movement registering 3.7 magnitude during the early hours of Friday morning. A third in the province over the last seven days occurred at 2.02am last Thursday with an epicentre in the town of Zafarraya and at a depth of 50 km. No material or personal damage was reported in either.

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Image: Emergency Coordination Centre 112 Andalucía

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