3 Sep, 2020 @ 07:21
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Earthquake off coast of Alicante shakes several towns along Spain’s Costa Blanca

Earthquake Alicante

AN earthquake off the coast of Alicante was felt across several towns last night.

The 3.6 magnitude quake struck at around 9:33pm, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN).

The epicentre, off the coast of Cabo de Palos, was some 10km below the seabed.

Earthquake Alicante
EPICENTRE: Earthquake which struck Alicante’s coastline last night (CREDIT: IGN)

Several towns in Alicante felt the earthquake, including in Alfas del Pi, Mutxamel and Sant Joan d’Alacant.

Given an intensity level of III, meaning weak, it was also lightly felt in areas such as La Perleta, Los Luceros and Muchavista beach in the Elx district.

According to witnesses it was noticed with an even lower intensity in Benajuzar, Palop, Alcoy, Altea, Orihuela, Denia, Novelda, Santa Pola, Guardamar del Segura and even as far as La Manga in Cartagena.

The 112 emergency service received a call from residents concerned by the rumbles.

However no damage was caused.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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