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Historic Earthquake
1956 Atarfe-Albolote Earthquake
19 April 1956 · Spain
On 19 April 1956 at 18:38 UTC, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Spain. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 148 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 11 people and injured 70.
- Date
- 19 April 1956
- Time
- 18:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.0
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 70
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Spain
- Nearest Volcano
- Calatrava Volcanic Field (190 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth