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Earthquake warning for southern Spain: Study says future ‘big one’ would kill thousands – with holiday hotspots among most at risk

In 1829, a quake struck the-now British expat haven of Torrevieja, killing 389 people. Some 55 years later, in 1884, Arenas del Rey in Granada was rocked by another, leaving around 900 dead.

Laurence Dollimore
Spain remains dangerously exposed to the risk of a devastating earthquake along its Mediterranean coastline, geologists have warned - echoing two of the deadliest seismic events in the country's history. In 1829, a quake struck the-now British exp

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