A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern Spanish city of Granada early Saturday morning, causing structural damage to buildings and vehicles but no reported injuries.
An earthquake measuring magnitude 5 hit the metropolitan area of Alhendin near Granada in the early hours of Saturday, prompting regional authorities to declare an emergency. The tremor, which struck just after 1 a.m., affected the popular tourist destination in southern Spain's Andalusian region.
Damage from the quake included structural harm to residential buildings and vehicles scattered throughout the area. Spanish television coverage documented debris on streets and vehicular damage in various locations. Local emergency services responded by extracting multiple people from buildings that had sustained damage during the seismic event.
Antonian Sanz Cabello, vice-president of the Andalusian regional government, advised residents through social media to remain calm and take precautionary measures. He urged those unaffected to avoid unnecessary movement between buildings and instructed people on streets to maintain distance from potentially hazardous structures such as facades, cornices, balconies, and walls that could collapse. The regional government confirmed that emergency protocols had been activated in response to the incident, though no casualties were reported at the time of initial reports.
