Earthquake of 3.3 in Granada province goes unnoticed
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 @ 8:10 PM
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale shook the province of Granada in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) – but failed to wake the neighbours.
According to the National Geographical Institute (IGN), the epicentre of the tremor, registered at exactly 05.12 today, was to the south-west of the town of Loja, close to that of Archidona.
As the quake was 11 kilometres underground, it was deep enough that nobody felt it.
Closer to the surface, at this magnitude, an earthquake would normally produce a split second's sharp movement and rumbling, which may cause precariously-situated and lightweight objects to fall or for those in vulnerable positions, such as up a shaky ladder, to struggle with their balance for a moment.
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