16 Oct, 2020 @ 16:18
1 min read

Earthquake wakes up residents on Spain’s Costa del Sol – did you feel it?

Earthquake Grazalema

RESIDENTS on the Costa del Sol were woken up by an earthquake in the early hours of this morning.

The 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 2.58am in the Cadiz town of Ubrique, according to the National Geographic Institute.

Shaking was felt in Cadiz, Sevilla and Malaga, including along the costa in Marbella, Estepona and Benaojan.

Earthquake Grazalema
EPICENTRE: Of earthquake in Cadiz in early hours of this morning

No injuries or material damage were caused, according to the 112 emergency service.

It came after a previous quake yesterday with the same epicentre, recording a 3.1 magnitude, was felt in Ronda.

Both were only around 10km deep, allowing for it to felt by residents.

Social media was awash with people asking if anyone else had felt the rumbling.

“Did anyone else feel the earthquake in Malaga? So scary,” wrote one.

https://twitter.com/aymanhq96/status/1316907610122190849

“Oh my god, and now an earthquake in Malaga, I think it lasted for about four seconds or so,” said another.

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.

GOT A STORY? Contact newsdesk@theolivepress.es or call +34 951 273 575 Twitter: @olivepress

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Carmen
Previous Story

CARMEN SEVILLA: Looking back on the life of Charlton Heston’s Oscar-nominated co-star from Spain

MA15 mallorca
Next Story

Police on hunt for driver after man killed in hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca

Latest from Lead

Go toTop

More From The Olive Press

DANA brings snow to Malaga as storm batters the Costa del Sol

MALAGA has welcomed snow this week as a new DANA

Sorge um vermissten deutschen Touristen, 41, der vor fast einem Jahr auf Teneriffa verschwand

von Laurence Dollimore Die Familie eines deutschen Touristen sucht nach Antworten, nachdem er