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This is a list of notable earthquakes that had epicentres in Spain, or significantly affected the country. Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900–2016) Mediterranean. Geology
The 2011 Lorca earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Lorca de 2011) was a moderate 5.1 M w [2] earthquake that occurred 6:47 p.m. CEST (16:47 UTC) on 11 May 2011, [7] near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region of Murcia, Spain, and panic among locals, and displacing many from their homes.
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
Although the Silurian rocks were deformed in the Variscan Orogeny, the rocks in this sheet have only low grade metamorphism. It can be found north and east of Málaga and in a strip along the border between the internal and external Betics. The rocks in the Maláguide thrust sheet include phyllite, metagreywacke, limestone, metaconglomerate.
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An earthquake of such a size exceeds all modern ones known to have affected the region. [5] Carbon dating shows that corals on the coast of Crete were lifted ten metres (33 feet) and clear of the water in one massive push. This indicates that the tsunami of 365 was generated by an earthquake in a steep fault in the Hellenic Trench near Crete ...
Large earthquakes also occurred near the junction in northern California in previous Decembers, according to the geological survey. There were two, a 6.1 and 6.0, near Petrolia in 2021 and a 6.4 ...
The death toll surpassed 7,000 in Turkey and Syria following a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit southern Turkey shortly after 4 a.m. local time Monday. Frantic rescue efforts were ...