. Earth Science News .
SHAKE AND BLOW
String of mild quakes shake Spain's Granada area
by AFP Staff Writers
Madrid (AFP) Jan 27, 2021

A string of mild earthquakes shook southern Spain overnight following weeks of strong seismic activity in the Granada area, prompting the premier to call for calm on Wednesday.

Three of them had a magnitude of between 4 and 4.5, Spain's National Geographical Institute (IGN) said on Twitter.

"Various earthquakes shook Granada again overnight which has worried thousands of people. Please stay calm and follow the instructions of the emergency services," tweeted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Many images posted online showed residents out in the street in the middle of the night, wearing pyjamas and coats, despite the coronavirus curfew.

Since December 1, a total of 281 shallow quakes have hit the area around Granada, of which eight had a magnitude of more than 3.0, an IGN statement said on Tuesday.

Of that number, 41 were felt by the population.

Another quake on Saturday in the same area had a magnitude of 4.4, causing cracks in walls and throwing objects to the ground, it said.

"It's a worrying situation, I understand people's fears," Granada Mayor Luis Salvador told Spain's public television on Wednesday, calling for calm.

"All the information we have indicates that although they are many and continuous, that is what prevents a more intense and devastating episode."

The IGN said such seismic activity was "common in this area", flagging it as one of the most seismically active regions of the Iberian Peninsula which experiences "numerous surface earthquakes of low to moderate magnitude, and occasionally with significant intensity".


Related Links
Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters
When the Earth Quakes
A world of storm and tempest


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


SHAKE AND BLOW
7.0-magnitude earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials
Santiago (AFP) Jan 24, 2021
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said. The quake struck at 8:36 pm (2336 GMT) about 210 kilometers (130 miles) east of the base at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), Chile's National Emergency Office (Onemi) said, urging evacuation from "the beach area of the Antarctic" ahead of a possible tsunami. The Chilean Air Force's base is the countr ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

SHAKE AND BLOW
Nine trapped Chinese miners confirmed dead, one still missing

Defense, Homeland Security departments halt border wall construction

Red Cross doubles front-line disaster relief funding

Amid 'threat' National Guard to stay in Washington to March

SHAKE AND BLOW
Ions in molten salts can go 'against the flow'

GameStop extends wild ride on Wall Street

Physicists propose a new theory to explain one dimensional quantum liquids formation

Record-breaking laser may help test Einstein's theory of relativity

SHAKE AND BLOW
Texas coast uses Christmas trees to rebuild storm-ravaged dunes

Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN

Brazilian dam collapse could have been predicted with right monitoring technology

In Brazil, many smaller dams disrupt fish more than large hydropower projects

SHAKE AND BLOW
Warming seas are accelerating Greenland's glacier retreat

Microbes fuelled by wind-blown mineral dust melt the Greenland ice sheet

Japan's arctic ocean expedition advances climate modeling

The new face of the Antarctic

SHAKE AND BLOW
Small farmers 'need more climate aid to ward off famines': UN

Making protein 'superfood' from marine algae

Pepsi, Beyond Meat cook up snack partnership

Canadian researchers create new form of cultivated meat

SHAKE AND BLOW
There's lots of water in the world's most explosive volcano

Chileans receive mistaken tsunami warning following Antarctic quake

Cyclone Eloise leaves hundreds homeless in Mozambique

7.0-magnitude earthquake near Chilean Antarctic base: officials

SHAKE AND BLOW
Nigerian President Buhari replaces top military chiefs

Curfew declared in Nigerian city after clashes

100 jihadists killed in French-Malian offensive

prepares to bury ex-leader Rawlings as parties vie over legacy

SHAKE AND BLOW
Pace of prehistoric human innovation could be revealed by 'linguistic thermometer'

Deep sleep takes out the trash

Objects suggest Europeans used standardized money 4,000 years ago

Earliest human culture lasted 20,000 years later than previously thought









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.