Residents across Almeria were jolted awake in the early hours after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck near Tabernas.
According to Spain’s Instituto Geografico Nacional (IGN), the tremor hit at 12.55am and was extremely shallow – recorded at zero kilometres depth – intensifying the sensation on the surface.
In the hours that followed, up to 14 aftershocks rippled through the same area, ranging in magnitude from 1.5 to 2.6.
The latest was logged at 5.38am, measuring 2.6 at a depth of nine kilometres, again with its epicentre in Tabernas.
In total, 15 earthquakes were recorded in the area overnight.
The strongest shaking was felt in Tabernas itself, but tremors were also reported in Almeria city, surrounding metropolitan towns and other parts of the province. The shockwaves travelled even further, reaching neighbouring provinces including Murcia, Malaga, Granada and Jaen.
And the seismic activity wasn’t limited to Almeria.
The IGN’s overnight register also shows three smaller quakes in Malaga province.
These consisted of a magnitude 1.7 tremor in Teba at 5.59am, a 1.6 in Jimera de Libar at 4.16am, and the strongest locally, a 2.2 magnitude quake centred on Cortes de la Frontera at 3.49am.
Meanwhile in Cádiz province, the ground moved in Ubrique at 1.50am, with a magnitude 1.5 quake recorded at a depth of 13 kilometres.
The latest activity comes amid heightened seismic movement across Andalucia.
In the past week alone, hundreds of minor tremors have been logged between Grazalema and Estepona, underlining just how restless the region’s underground fault lines have been.
Read more Andalucia news at the Spanish Eye.
