Costa del Sol shaken by two earthquakes in 24 hours

The National Geographic Institute in Spain recorded two earthquakes in 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday at a magnitude of over 3.0.

Small quakes shake up the Costa del Sol - Image credit National Geographic Institute Spain

While most of us likely felt nothing, the Costa del Sol was shaken up by two earthquakes on Tuesday, within a period of 24 hours. At 7 p.m. Tuesday night, the National Geographic Institute of Spain recorded a quake with a magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale, at a depth of 34 km, north east of Comares.

According to Euroweekly News, early on Wednesday morning, another quake was recorded in the sea off Torremolinos at a magnitude of 3.1, with a depth of 34 km. 

On Friday last week, the National Geographic Institute recorded a magnitude 4.0 quake south of Malaga in the Alboran Sea. This was followed by a series of five small aftershocks, measuring from 2.0 to 2.6. The Andalucia emergency control centre received many calls from Torremolinos, Malaga, Rincon de la Victoria and Estepona, but no reports have been received of any injuries or damage to property. 

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