The Spain earthquake that shook Granada province early on Saturday 15 August registered magnitude 4.8, with its epicentre in Alhendín and shaking felt in Malaga province. The National Geographic Institute placed the quake at 01.04, after an earlier tremor had already been felt on Friday evening.
The later quake had a depth of 10 kilometres and an intensity of IV–V. Residents and callers in Granada, La Zubia, Churriana de la Vega, Las Gabias, Ogíjares and Maracena were among those who reported feeling it, while Malaga experienced it with particular intensity.
Friday evening tremor in La Zubia
The sequence began around 6.43pm on Friday with a magnitude 3.7 tremor, this one centred in La Zubia and given an intensity of IV. It was widely felt in Granada and its surrounding area, setting up a second, stronger jolt only hours later.
The pair of quakes matters because the second one was stronger, shallower and felt across a broader area than the first. A depth of 10 kilometres can carry shaking efficiently through nearby ground, which helps explain why people in Malaga province noticed it even though the epicentre was in Granada province.
112 calls across Granada province
The 112 emergency service of the Andalusian Emergency Agency received calls from several towns in the central area of Granada province after the early-morning quake. Granada, La Zubia, Churriana de la Vega, Las Gabias, Ogíjares and Maracena were all named in those reports.
For residents, the practical picture is narrow but immediate: the ground moved, the shaking was felt well beyond Alhendín, and the emergency system registered that spread in real time. Whether any damage, injuries or evacuations occurred is not stated in the available facts, leaving the clearest next step as simple awareness for anyone who felt the tremor or is checking on family in the affected towns.
