In brief
A shallow 4.8‑magnitude quake struck southern Spain near Granada at 10:37 am local time. Three people were lightly injured and several buildings took damage, prompting closures at the Alhambra palace and a speed cap on metro trains. Residents and officials are coping with aftershocks while authorities monitor the fault line and advise caution in damaged areas.
Three people were lightly injured as a 4.8‑magnitude quake rattled southern Spain on Tuesday morning. The epicentre was just 10km south of Granada, the National Geographic Institute (IGN) said, and the tremor was less than 10km deep.
Falling debris damaged several vehicles and forced blocks of the city’s streets open to the public. In the wake of the shock, Granada’s famed Alhambra palace was closed for the day and the metro network reduced train speeds to 30 km/h (19 mph) for safety.
"Everything came crashing down," reported Cristina Ruiz Lopez, a lab worker who was at a supermarket when the quake struck her ground‑floor flat. Alfonso Malpica echoed her description and said the shaking felt stronger than the occasional minor tremors normally experienced in the region.
The event is part of a series of shallow tremors that began last Friday and were widely felt across southern Spain. The IGN is urging residents to remain vigilant while engineers inspect buildings for structural damage.
Authorities will continue monitoring the fault line and advise tourists and locals to avoid damaged areas until a full safety assessment is completed.
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