An earthquake was detected off the coast of Fuengirola on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after a 5.5 magnitude tremor near Almeria.
The event on Tuesday was confirmed by the National Geographic Institute, which said it measured a much smaller 2.8 on the Richter scale.
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The earthquake on Tuesday occurred at 3.19pm at a depth of 81km below the Earth’s surface.
The event caused no personal or property damage, and according to IGN records, was not felt by the population.
The earthquake adds to a recurring seismic activity in the southern Iberian Peninsula region.
The province of Malaga, and the Costa del Sol in particular, is located within the well-known Gibraltar Arc, an active geological system that records frequent seismic movements, most of them small.
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