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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 …

AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind so far this year. National Geographic Institute (IGN) classified the quake initially as a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter Scale, but downgraded it later to 4.4. It meant the tremor was on the border …

THE National Geographic Institute( IGN) taped a 2.3 size quake on Wednesday early morning on the boundary of Sevilla and Cadiz districts in Andalucia. The epicentre remained in Las Cabezas de San Juan in Sevilla and the quake took place at 3.31 am. An aftershock of reduced strength was logged at around 4.52 am getting to 1.9 on the Richter …

THE coast of southern Spain have to be higher ready for a tsunami following an earthquake off Portugal this week, an knowledgeable has warned.  Gregorio Gomez Pina (pictured above) stated the tremor on Monday, which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, got here extremely near activating emergency protocols in Cadiz.  In response to the tsunami knowledgeable and college lecturer, who …