A new and strong earthquake shook Granada and its metropolitan area again this Tuesday and has been widely felt by the population. This new tremor occurs within the framework of the seismic series that has affected the metropolitan area and the Granada plain since last Saturday.
The first vice president and Minister of Tourism, Justice, Deregulation and Local Administration, Antonio Sanz, has confirmed that three people have been injured as a result of the earthquake. As reported in a media briefing, the three injured are “minor” and one of them, a young minor, has been taken to the hospital. The images of the earthquake also show various material damage to buildings, public roads and cars.
The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded an earthquake of 4.8 degrees of intensity with its epicenter in Gójar (Granada), initially located in the neighboring town of Alhendín, the municipality that in the early hours of Saturday was the scene of another earthquake of magnitude 5.
This organization, dependent on the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, captured a new earthquake at 10:37 a.m. this Tuesday with an epicenter 5 kilometers deep in Gójar.
The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, has appealed for “maximum caution.” "Experts point out that it is possible that seismic movements and aftershocks continue in the area, and it is important to know how we should act in these situations. Let's follow the advice and maintain serenity, please," he said in a publication on his official account on the social network X.
Up to six earthquakes, some of them of 4 degrees of intensity such as the epicenter in Churriana de la Vega, have been recorded as aftershocks of the 4.8 earthquake that this Tuesday caused fifty calls to 112 and was felt in the four provinces of Eastern Andalusia.
The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has reported these aftershocks, which include the 4.0 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in Churriana de la Vega and which was recorded at 10:53 a.m. also on the surface, 0 kilometers deep. The IGN also counts a 2.9 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Padul and recorded at 10:57 a.m., another of 2.6 at 10:47 a.m. in Las Gabias; and one more, this time of 2.8 and with the epicenter in Alhendín.
The intensity of the tremor has caused the Google earthquake alert to go off on numerous phones in the face of an earthquake to which several aftershocks have been added.
For now, the Granada Metro has announced that it is reducing traffic speed to 30 kilometers per hour while the Local Police of Granada has asked the population to calm down, follow self-protection measures and not stay next to buildings due to the risk of falling objects.
The mayor of Granada, Marifrán Carazo, has confirmed that “all” municipal services are deployed in the city to evaluate the consequences on buildings and homes of the new earthquake registered this Tuesday and that has been felt in Granada capital and in the metropolitan area. In a message on the social network
The Board keeps the Andalusian Emergency Plan activated in the emergency phase, operational situation 1, in the face of seismic risk in Granada since last Saturday's magnitude 5 earthquake with its epicenter in the Granada town of Alhendín.
The Board of Trustees of the Alhambra has preventively evacuated the Nasrid Palaces and the Alcazaba and has interrupted public visits to these spaces due to the earthquakes registered this Tuesday in Granada.
As sources from the monument, historically the most visited in the country, have informed Efe, a team is continuously analyzing the situation and has decided for the moment to preventively vacate the Alcazaba.
Visits to the Nasrid Palaces have also been interrupted, although for now they continue normally in Partal and Generalife while specialists evaluate the impact of the earthquakes.
On the other hand, the Granada Provincial Council has reported in a statement that, in light of the earthquakes this Tuesday and as a preventive measure, it has closed all its administrative buildings, museums and the Armilla sports city to the public. As reported in a note, only the healthcare centers dependent on the provincial institution will remain operational, guaranteeing the care and services they provide to their users.
This new seismic movement occurs just four days after the 4.8 magnitude earthquake recorded in the early hours of August 15, considered the most intense of the current seismic sequence, which was perceived in more than 500 locations and caused minor material damage, although without leaving serious victims.
