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Date Published: 25/01/2024

Two earthquakes hit the Mediterranean in less than 12 hours

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Both quakes registered over 2 on the Richter scale

Two earthquakes hit the Mediterranean in less than 12 hours

There were two separate earthquakes in the Mediterranean area of southeast Spain registering over 2 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale this Thursday January 25.

The first quake was off the coast of Alicante, about 60km due east from Guardamar del Segura. It happened in the early hours of the morning, at 1.54am at a depth of 17 kilometres and measured 2.7 on the Richter scale.

Then, less than 12 hours later, inland Almería had its own earthquake with its epicentre at a depth of 18 kilometres near Albox and Tabernas. That was at 1.47pm and it measured 2.1.

Minor tremors such as these are fairly common in this part of Spain. Most of the time they are too weak for people to notice them and they rarely cause any major damage.

In the last couple of days alone, the Region of Murcia has had four separate quakes measuring less than 2 on the Richter scale.

Image: IGN

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