# List of earthquakes in Spain

This is a list of notable earthquakes that had epicentres in Spain, or significantly affected the country.

## Geology

Spain lies on the Eurasian plate just to the north of its boundary with the African plate. The southernmost part of Spain is the zone with the highest seismicity in the country. The African plate is obliquely converging with the Eurasian plate at about 5 mm/year.

## Earthquakes

| Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Notes |
| 2021-08-12 | Granada, Andalusia | 4.6 M$_w$ | VII | | | Minor damage |
| 2021-01-28 | Granada, Andalusia | 4.2 M$_w$ | IV | | | Minor damage |
| 2021-01-26 | Granada, Andalusia | 4.5, 4.2, 4.4 M$_w$ | IV-V | | | Three earthquakes in a 30-minute period. Minor damages in households. Many people spent the night out in the street. |
| 2021-01-23 | Granada, Andalusia | 4.2 M$_w$ | IV | | 1 | Minor damage/Part of an earthquake swarm |
| 2016-01-25 | Alboran Sea | 6.3 M$_w$ | VI | 1 | 30+ | Moderate damage |
| 2011-05-11 | Lorca, Murcia | 5.1 M$_w$ | VIII | 9 | 403 | Damage to a clocktower and old buildings |
| 2010-11-04 | Granada, Andalusia | 6.3 M$_w$ | III | | | 609 km depth |
| 2005-01-29 | Murcia | 4.4 M$_w$ | VI | | | 565 houses damaged |
| 1999-02-02 | Murcia | 4.8 M$_w$ | VII | | 20 | Minor damage |
| 1997-05-22 | Galicia | 5.4 M$_w$ | VII | 1 | | Minor damage |
| 1993-12-23 | Andalusia | 5.3 M$_w$ | VII | | | Minor damage |
| 1956-04-19 | Albolote, Granada | 5.0 M$_w$ | VIII | 11 | | |
| 1954-03-29 | Granada, Andalusia | 7.8 M$_w$ | V | | | Property damage at Granada, 640 km depth |
| 1884-12-25 | Granada, Málaga, Almería | 6.7 M$_w$ | IX | 1,200 | 3,000+ | Heavy damage |
| 1829-03-21 | Torrevieja, Alicante | 6.6 M$_w$ | IX | 389 | 377 | More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed |
| 1817-03-18 | La Rioja | | XI | | | Heavy damage, felt in Madrid |
| 1806-10-27 | Pinos Puente, Granada | 5.3 M$_s$ | VIII | 13 | | |
| 1804-08-25 | Almería | 6.4 M$_w$ | VIII–IX | 1,000 | 100+ | Severe damage |
| 1804-01-13 | Motril, Granada | 6.7 | VII–VIII | 2 | | |
| 1790-10-10 | Algeria | 6.0–6.5 | VIII–IX | 3,000 | | Tsunami reported. Damaging in Spain. All fatalities reported in Algeria. |
| 1755-11-01 | Atlantic Ocean | 8.5–9.0 M$_w$ | XI | 10,000–100,000 | | Major tsunami, widespread damage in southwestern Spain |
| 1748-03-23 | Estubeny, Valencia | 6.2 | IX | 38 | | |
| 1680-10-09 | Granada, Andalusia | 6.8 | VII–IX | | | |
| 1658-12-31 | Almería | | VIII–IX | | | |
| 1644-06-19 | Muro de Alcoy, Alicante | | VIII | 38 | | |
| 1550-04-19 | Almería | | VI–X | | | |
| 1531-09-30 | Baza, Granada, Andalusia | | VIII–IX | | | |
| 1522-09-22 | Almería | 6.8–7.0 M$_w$ | X–XI | 2,500 | | |
| 1518-11-09 | Vera, Almería | | IX | 165 | | |
| 1504-04-05 | Carmona, Sevilla | 6.8 | VIII–IX | 32 | | |
| 1494-01-26 | Málaga | | VIII | | | |
| 1431-04-24 | Granada, Andalusia | 6.8 | VIII–IX | 1,000 | | |
| 1428-02-02 | Girona, Catalonia | 6.7 | IX | 800 | | |
| 1373-03-02 | Aragon | | VIII–IX | | | |
| 1356-08-24 | Cape St Vincent, Portugal | | VIII | | | Damage in Seville |
| 1169 | Jaén Andalusia | | VIII–IX | | | |
| 1170 | Andújar, Jaén | 6.0 | VIII–IX | | | |
| 1048 | Alicante, Valencia | | VIII | | | |
| 1024-03-15 | South of Spain | | VIII–X | | | |
| 974 | Córdoba, Andalusia | | | | | |
| 957 | Córdoba, Andalusia | | | | | |
| 944 | Córdoba, Andalusia | | | | | |
| 881-06-10 | Gulf of Cádiz, Andalusia | 7.2 | | | | |
| 880 | Córdoba, Andalusia | 5.7 | VIII | | | |
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