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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 …