MADRID: Spain’s cherished tourist hotspot of Granada was in shock on Saturday after a rare 5.0-magnitude earthquake woke residents in the middle of the night and damaged buildings in the southern city. The tremor took place shortly after 1:00 am (2300 GMT Friday) with its epicenter in the town of Alhendin, 10 kilometers (six miles) south of Granada, according to the National Geographical Institute (IGN). “No casualties or serious, widespread structural damage have been reported. Isolated damage is being assessed, especially in vulnerable buildings,” Granada’s mayor Marifran Carazo wrote on X.

El epicentro del temblor se ha situado cerca de Alhendín y se ha sentido en Vélez-Málaga, Motril y Almuñécar

Un terremoto de 4,8 grados de magnitud y epicentro en Alhend�n (Granada) ha sido sentido en la madrugada de este s�bado, seg�n ha informado el Instituto Geogr�fico Nacional...