Granada suffers a magnitude 5 earthquake with material damage and panic among the population

The province of Granada suffered a magnitude 5 earthquake this morning that caused material damage and scared thousands of residents due to the strong tremor. In addition, the movement of earth has also been felt in other Andalusian provinces such as Málaga, Almería, Córdoba, Jaen and Seville. The videos published on social networks perfectly show how the moment was experienced among the city's citizens and tourists. Moments of panic, uncertainty, falling cornices and material destruction in the streets are some of the scenes that the earthquake leaves us with. The epicenter of the earthquake occurred shortly after 1:04 in the morning in Alhendín, a few kilometers south of the city of Granada, according to data from the National Geographic Institute. At the moment no victims have been reported, but there has been material damage to buildings and vehicles that were on the streets. After the tremors, some streets have been cordoned off due to falling debris. During the rest of the night, around 40 aftershocks were repeated in the same area, which were felt in different locations in Granada but with less force, being approximately 3 degrees on the Richter scale. The Government of Andalusia has also been active since dawn in the emergency phase, operational situation 1, of the Seismic Risk Plan, which makes it possible to reinforce monitoring of the situation and coordinate both resources and the necessary actions. The Board, in coordination with the Granada Provincial Council and the town councils, will review buildings that present damage this Saturday to check if they are structural. Given this, the Granada City Council has reported that inspection requests are concentrated mainly in the southern area of ​​the capital and in the municipalities of Ogíjares, La Zubia and Armilla.