Overview
- A magnitude 5 earthquake struck near Alhendín in the province of Granada overnight Friday into Saturday, producing strong shaking across the city and surrounding towns.
- The Spanish National Geographic Institute recorded about thirty aftershocks after the main tremor, the largest reaching magnitude 3.3.
- Emergency services received hundreds of calls and carried out multiple on-site interventions as residents fled into the streets and reported falling façade pieces, broken windows and landslides.
- Officials say there are no fatalities and no generalized severe structural collapse so far while inspections of vulnerable buildings and heritage sites, including the Alhambra, continue.
- Authorities note quakes of this strength are rare in Andalusia — the last similar event dates to 1955 — and they warn continued vigilance as inspections and monitoring proceed.