The Region of Murcia is not exempt from earthquakes. Tonight they experienced an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale with an epicentre in the southwest of the municipality of Ulea. This area, riddled with tectonic faults, is not immune to ground shaking, but luckily there have been no personal or material damages.
What is it, why it has occurred and what does the recent seismic series between Tenerife and Gran Canaria mean?
At one minute after ten o’clock in the evening, Ulea experienced an earthquake that “was widely felt by the population in parts of the Vega Media and Alta del Segura,” Meteorihuela reports. The earthquake was characterised by weak tremors, and was only felt in Ojós, Villanueva del Río Segura and Ricote.
This year, the Region of Murcia has experienced quite a few earthquakes, all of them of low intensity and with hardly any damage. In total, the Region has experienced seven tremors so far this month. Of particular note is the one that occurred on August 9, when it suffered a day plagued by earthquakes.
In 24 hours, a series of four earthquakes occurred in different locations. The first occurred off the coast of Cartagena at 3:22 a.m., with a magnitude of 1.5 on the Richter scale. Two hours later, at 5:37 a.m., a second earthquake, measuring 1.8 on the Richter scale, shook Molina de Segura and its surroundings. Near this municipality, at 9:32 a.m., an earthquake measuring 2.2 on the Richter scale was felt in the municipality of Lorquí. The last and strongest earthquake took place at night and shook Campos del Río with a magnitude of 2.8.
From the National Geographic Institute (IGN) there is a Macroseismic Questionnairewhere people can describe their experiences with the different earthquakes that occur in the country. It is possible to indicate the area where those affected were at the beginning of the earthquake, whether they felt tremors or noise, or whether they felt alarm or fear.
