Magnitude 2.8 earthquake registered in Malaga province village

The tremor originated at a depth of five kilometres this Sunday evening, according to Spain's national geographic institute (IGN)

Isabel Méndez

Malaga

Sunday, 8 September 2024, 21:57

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The village of Alfarnate in Malaga province has registered a slight earthquake this Sunday evening (8 September). According to data from Spain's national geographic institute (IGN), the seismic movement happened at 6.05pm local time and developed at a depth of five kilometres.

The 2.8 magnitude tremor had no major consequences and seems to have been imperceptible to the population.

Today's one in the Axarquia area is the first to be recorded so far this month in the province of Malaga. On 26 August, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake detected at a depth of 19 kilometres in the Atlantic sea south of Lisbon (Portugal) was felt by people living in the Andalusian provinces of Huelva, Cadiz, Seville, Cordoba, Malaga, Granada and Jaén, amongst other parts of the country.

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