Earthquake of 4.4 on the Richter scale rocks Sevilla village
Thursday, August 21, 2014 @ 2:03 PM
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck the province of Sevilla yesterday (Tuesday) lunchtime, but no injuries or serious property damage have been reported yet - despite the tremor being compared to the devastating aftershock which destroyed Lorca (Murcia) in May 2011.
Its epicentre was close to the town centre of Montellano, in the southern mountain range of the province on the coast side, and was reported at 13.38hrs.
The features of the quake were described by the National Geographical Institute as being 'very similar' to those of the massive Lorca quake which, although initially minor, preceded an aftershock of 5.2 on the Richter scale very close to the surface - just a kilometre underground - and which destroyed thousands of homes, brought the church tower down and left several dead.
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