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The government of Andalucia issued alerts on mobile phones to thousands in the area after an earthquake occurred today.
According to the National Geographic Institute, the quake was a magnitude 4.1. Its epicentre was the town of Cazalla de la Sierra near Sevilla.
Nearly 200 towns in the provinces Sevilla, Huelva Cordoba, and Badajoz were affected by the tremors.
IGN stated that the quake occurred at 3.29am, Thursday morning at a depth 10km.
The mayor of Cazalla de la Sierra, Adrian Torres, claimed the earthquake ‘has been felt quite a bit’ in the town.
He said the shaking was noticeable for ‘around 10 to 12 seconds’, which ‘terrified’ locals, claiming some saw their ‘furniture moving’.
He said to Canal Sur Radio that he had not received any reports of damage or injury.
The mayor added that the event only happens ‘once every few decades because this is not an area with significant and continuous seismic activity.’
Sevilla was affected by the magnitude-five quake that struck Lisbon, Portugal on February 17.
On February 10, a 4.9 magnitude quake in Morocco was felt in Andalucia.
