Earthquakes
News and info about earthquakes in Spain
Tsunamis, earthquakes and terror attacks: Spain goes disaster drill crazy
Over the last two weeks several disaster and terrorism simulations have taken place across Spain, with no specific reason for this given by authorities.
Spain sends 56 rescuers to quake-hit Morocco
Spain on Sunday sent a plane with 56 rescuers and four search dogs to quake-hit Morocco after it received a formal request for help from Rabat, the defence ministry said.
Earthquakes in Spain: What you need to know about the tremors around Granada
A string of mild earthquakes shook southern Spain overnight following weeks of strong seismic activity in the Granada area, prompting the premier to call for calm on Wednesday.
Third earthquake rattles Spain's Costa Blanca
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Ritcher scale was registered in the early hours of Tuesday morning just inland that could be felt across the Costa Blanca.
Spanish man among Mexico earthquake victims
The bodies of eight foreigners have been recovered from the rubble of the quake that struck Mexico City, officials said on Friday.
Offshore gas storage plant caused hundreds of mini earthquakes across Spanish coast
Spain will not reopen a giant underwater gas storage facility in the Mediterranean because of the risk that it could trigger earthquakes if it resumes operations, the government said on Wednesday.
Don't panic: Tenerife insists volcano ISN'T about to erupt
Tenerife's government has urged calm and insists there is no risk of an imminent eruption of the island's volcano.
Spanish newlywed named as victim in Italy earthquake
Ana Huete died in Wednesday's earthquake, crushed as she slept in the house of her new husband’s family in Illicia, a small town in the province of Rieti very near to the epicentre of the devastating quake.
Southern Spain trembles as more earthquakes strike
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Andalusia on Sunday evening as aftershocks continue following last week's 6.3 quake.
Families in Spain choose to sleep outside after earthquake
People have been sleeping outside in Melilla fearing aftershocks from Monday's 6.3 earthquake, as another quake shook the ground on Wednesday morning.
Watch: Moment south Spain struck by 6.3 magnitude quake
Residents in southern Spain had a rude awakening early Monday morning when an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck in the sea between Spain and Morocco.
Strong earthquake hits Med between Morocco and Spain
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck early on Monday in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain, the US Geological Survey said
First quake survivors arrive back in Spain
A group of Spanish survivors who were among the first Europeans to be evacuated from Katmandu arrived back in Madrid. Meanwhile fears grew for those still missing.
Spaniards still missing in Nepal after earthquake
Over 100 Spaniards are still unaccounted for after Saturday’s earthquake in the Himalayan nation, which left over 3,000 people dead, as the Spanish air force launches an evacuation mission for Spaniards trapped in the country.
Jokes shake Spain in earthquake aftermath
When an earthquake shook the country on Monday Spaniards flocked to social media to make fun of the big drama surrounding the little tremor.
Central Spain rumbles as earthquake hits
An earthquake with a magnitute measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt from Madrid to Murcia on Monday afternoon.
Earthquake rattles parts of southern Spain
A strong earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in several provinces of the Spanish region of Andalusia on Wednesday evening.
Quake rattles coast of Spain's Catalonia region
An earthquake off the coast of Spain's Girona province shook several towns and villages in the region on Wednesday.
Quake rattles southern Spanish provinces
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale could be felt in south-western Spain on Monday morning, but no damage or injuries have been reported.
Shaken Spaniards talk down earthquake risk
Spain's government said on Friday there is a limited risk of a big earthquake shaking the eastern coast after a string of small tremors linked to a vast offshore gas storage plant.
Spain links 'microquakes' with offshore gas plant
Spain's government came out on Thursday and said a wave of small earthquakes that have rattled the country's eastern coast could be caused by a large offshore gas storage plant.
Canary Island tsunami 'one of biggest ever'
One of the biggest tsunamis in history originated in Spain's Canary Islands some 160,000 years ago, a group of Spanish scientists has found.
Earthquake rattles island in Spain's Canaries
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake on Sunday shook the island of El Hierro, the smallest and westernmost of Spain's Canaries, the most powerful in a wave of seismic activity that has swept the archipelago in the past two weeks, the National Geographic Institute said.