Earthquakes in Spain

Spain appears infrequently in the record, with just 3 events in the past 30 days, of which 8 reached magnitude 4 or above, the point at which shaking becomes widely noticeable. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

10 earthquakes have been recorded in Spain in our catalogue, 3 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.4 and the average focal depth 21 km. 8 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Spain in this period was a magnitude 5.2 event near Otura, Spain on 14 August 2026, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake radiates roughly 951 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Fuengirola (2), Armiñón (1), Escúzar (1), Armilla (1), Granada (1).

90% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 10% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

The deepest event on record here was a magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 76 km beneath Fuengirola, Spain on 17 March 2026.

By band, the catalogue holds 2 in the magnitude 3 range, 6 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

The busiest single day was 18 August 2026, with 3 recorded events.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.