Earthquake Felt Near Alcaucín In Early Hours Of This Morning

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Emergency servcies were alerted by calls from the public

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Malaga Province in the early hours of this morning with its epicenter in Alcaucín
Figures from the  Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) show that the earthquake, with a depth of 31 kilometers, occurred at 01.23 hours on Friday and had its epicenter southwest of town, specifically, to 36.90 degrees north latitude and 12.4 degrees west longitude.
No  personal injury or damage has been reported although it was felt by local residents

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