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- M4.9 - Earthquake in Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain

 

This morning there was an earthquake in Fuengirola, Málaga, near the Strait of Gibraltar, with a magnitude of M4.9. The advisor to the Board of the Interior activates the pre-emergency phase of the Seismic Risk Plan. Emergency calls were received by 112 from municipalities in the provinces of Málaga, Seville, and Córdoba. No damage reported

 

M4.9 - Earthquake in Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain

Earthquake in Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
Reading time: 3 minutes

Stations detected according to IGN:

es2025xuklh 2025/12/05 09:38:35 36.5393 -4.6173 79km 4.9M(mb) 3.0 E FUENGIROLA.MA
Updated: 05.12.2025 12:30 UTC
MACROSSIMILUAL INTENSITY (EMS) AND TOWNS
WHERE THIS EARTHQUAKE WAS FELT:

III ALCALÁ DEL RÍO.SE
III ALGARROBO.MA
III ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE.MA
III ALMAYATE BAJO, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
III ARROYO DE LA HONEY-BENALMADENA COSTA,BENALMÁDENA.MA
III CALAHONDA-CHAPARRAL, MIJAS.MA
III CERRO DEL TORIL, TORREMOLINOS.MA
III CHILCHES, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
III SPORTS CITY, CÁRTAMA.MA
III EL PEÑONCILLO,TORROX.MA
III ESTEPA.SE
III LOS GÁMEZ, MÁLAGA.MA
III NERJA.MA
III OSUNILLAS-PEÑA BLANQUILLA, MIJAS.MA
III CORNER OF VICTORIA.MA
III TOWER OF BENAGALBÓN, CORNER OF LA VICTORIA.MA
III TORROX.MA
II-III ALBUÑOL.GR
II-III ALCOLEA DEL RÍO.SE
II-III ALHAURÍN DE LA TORRE.MA
II-III ALMOGÍA.MA
II-III ALMUÑÉCAR.GR
II-III ALQUERÍA, MIJAS.MA
II-III ANTEQUERA.MA
II-III BENAGALBÓN,RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA.MA
II-III CAMARILLAS,ALGARROBO.MA
II-III CAMPANILLAS,MÁLAGA.MA
II-III CAMPILLOS.MA
II-III COIN.MA
II-III COLMENAREJO,MÁLAGA.MA
II-III CÓRDOBA.CO
II-III DOÑA MANUELA,CÓRDOBA.CO
II-III EL MORCHE,TORROX.MA
II-III LA CALA DEL MORAL, CORNER OF VICTORIA.MA
II-III LA PERLA-TORREMUELLE, BENALMÁDENA.MA
II-III LA SIERREZUELA, BENALMÁDENA.MA
II-III LAS LAGUNAS, MIJAS.MA
II-III LORA DEL RÍO.SE
II-III MÁLAGA.MA
II-III MEDINA AZAHARA, CÓRDOBA.CO
II-III MONTE AZUL, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
II-III OLÍAS, MÁLAGA.MA
II-III PEÑAFLOR.SE
II-III PILAR DEL PRADO, MÁLAGA.MA
II-III PINILLO. EL,TORREMOLINOS.MA
II-III RÍO REAL, MARBELLA.MA
II-III SEXMO, CÁRTAMA.MA
II-III SITE OF CALAHONDA, MIJAS.MA
II-III TORRE DEL MAR, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
II-III TORREMOLINOS.MA
II-III VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
II BEES, CÓRDOBA.CO
II POPLARS. LOS,TORREMOLINOS.MA
II ALCALÁ DE GUADAÍRA.SE
II ALCOLEA,CÓRDOBA.CO
II ALHAMA DE GRANADA.GR
II ALMAYATE ALTO, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
II ALMODÓVAR DEL RÍO.CO
II BENAJARAFE, VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA.MA
II BENALMÁDENA.MA
II BENAOJÁN.MA
II CAMINO CARBONELL,CÓRDOBA.CO
II CÁRTAMA.MA
II CASTILBLANCO DE LOS ARROYOS.SE
II CAZALLA DE LA SIERRA.SE
II CERRILLO DE MARACENA,GRANADA.GR
II CHURRIANA, MÁLAGA.MA
II HILL. LA, TORREMOLINOS.MA
II CORTIJO DE MAZA-EL OLIVAR, MÁLAGA.MA
II DOS HERMANAS.SE
II ÉCIJA.SE
II ELVIRIA, MARBELLA.MA
II ESTACIÓN DE CÁRTAMA, CÁRTAMA.MA
II ESTEPONA.MA
II FUENGIROLA.MA
II FUENTE PALMERA.CO
II GRANADA.GR
II GUADALMAR-SAN JULIÁN, MÁLAGA.MA
II IMAROGA, NERJA.MA
II LA CAPELLANÍA, BENALMÁDENA.MA
II LA PACA, ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE.MA
II MAIRENA DEL ALJARAFE.SE
II MARBELLA.MA
II MIJAS.MA
II MOTRIL.GR
II PALMA DEL RÍO.CO
II RIVERO DE POSADAS, POSADAS.CO
II SAN NICOLÁS DEL PUERTO.SE
II SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA, MARBELLA.MA
II SEVILLA.SE
II TORREQUEBRADA, BENALMÁDENA.MA
II VILLAFRANCO DEL GUADALHORCE, ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE.MA

Earthquake data:

 

Date and time of origin: 2025-12-05 09:38:35 UTC
Date and time of arrival at the Citizen seismic station: 2025-12-05 09:40:27 UTC
Location where the station is located: Germans Sàbat, Girona, ES (EU)
Time difference from the event to arrival at the station: 1 minutes and 52 seconds
Distance from the epicenter to the station: 880,46 Km
Wave speed: 7,86 km/s => 7.861,28 m/s
Wave type (according to speed): Pn
Sensor type: Geophone 4.5Hz - 200 V/m/s
Sampling frequency (sps): 100Hz
Place of Origin: E FUENGIROLA.MA
Geodetic coordinates of the epicenter:  📍 36.5393°N -4.6173°E
Depth (hypocenter): 79.0 km
Magnitude Richter Scale: M4.9
Modified Mercalli Scale Magnitude MMI => DYFI (Did You Feel It):
III
URL Official Data EMSC:  https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/e...
Unofficial data URL Volcano Discovery:  https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake...
URL Official Data IGN:  https://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal/ultimos-terremot...

 

 

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