Dozens of Earthquakes Between M1.8 and M2.6 Southeast of Malaga During Severe Flooding
Following the severe flooding in Grazalema, the area is being impacted by dozens of earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 1.8 to 2.6. The National Geographic Institute indicates that they are not related, and therefore are not hydroseisms
A hydroseism is a ground movement caused by the action of water in the subsoil due to a large accumulation of intense and prolonged rainfall.
Even with the ground still saturated from the severe flooding caused by Storm Leonardo, the area is simultaneously being struck by dozens of earthquakes ranging from 1.8 to 2.6 in magnitude. The coincidence of these two natural events has worried the population, who fear that the large amounts of rain are affecting the ground and causing these earthquakes.
The National Geographic Institute (Instituto Geográfico Nacional-O.A.CNIG) has indicated that the National Seismic Network lacks conclusive scientific evidence to support the claim that recent rainfall generated or influenced these earthquakes. Therefore, they have not been referred to as "hydroseisms."
We are monitoring the situation of both events.
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