A earthquake with epicenter in the municipal term of Riudarenes (Jungle) has been noted in the Girona and Barcelona provinces, according to the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya. The earthquake has not caused damage, according to the first information.
The tremor, than has reached the magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale, has occurred at 14.47 hours. The earthquake has originated five kilometers deep.
The earthquake has been perceived in the regions of the Jungle, Gironès, Maresme, Vallès Oriental and south of Osona, specifies the ACN agency. Neighbors of the neighborhood of Els Químics of Girona and of populations like Santa Coloma de Farners, Caldes de Malavella, Arbúcies, Blanes and Tordera They have noticed effects such as the sofa they were sitting on moving or moving forward.
Echo on Twitter
Immediately, social networks have been filled with comments from people who had noticed the tremor:
We just felt a little shake in Girona. Will it be an earthquake?
– Aileen (@aileenvandepeen) May 8, 2020
Am I the only one who has noticed it as a very brief earthquake? (Barcelona) #earthquake #seism #terratremol pic.twitter.com/i45BKlPxcr
– Marta (@MartaMontell) May 8, 2020
The firefighters of the Generalitat They have assured that they have not received any calls from the population reporting the earthquake, adds the Efe agency.
According to the Institut Cartogràfic y Geològic, in the last few months there have been two other earthquakes in the region of La Selva, imperceptible to the population. The first occurred on February 19th at 3.38 a.m., with an intensity of 2.2 on the Richter scale; and the second, the March 10th at 0.25 hours, with an intensity of 2.4.
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