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Two Early-Morning Quakes Rattle Tordoia Area but Cause No Damage

Seismic authorities say the brief pair of tremors shows local fault activity that will be monitored for further movement.

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Captura del mapa de intensidad del sismo según el Instituto Geográfico Nacional.
Imagen facilitada por el Instituto Geográfico Español del lugar del epicentro de los dos terremotos, en el ayuntamiento de Tordoia

Overview

  • The Instituto Geográfico Nacional recorded a magnitude-3.3 quake at 05:31 and a magnitude-2.3 surface replica about twenty minutes later on Tuesday near Tordoia.
  • The first, stronger tremor was widely felt across neighbouring towns including Santiago de Compostela, Arteixo, Carballo and several municipalities in A Coruña province.
  • Regional emergency service 112 Galicia confirmed a resident called after the initial shake and that no injuries or material damage were reported by security teams.
  • IGN classified the second event as a shallow, local replica occurring very close to the original epicentre and closing the short episode of seismic activity.
  • Small quakes of about magnitude 3 are commonly felt but rarely cause damage, and authorities say monitoring will continue in case of further activity.