Earthquake in Andalusia 1884
| Earthquake in Andalusia 1884 | |||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 57 '31 " N , 3 ° 53' 29" W | ||
| date | December 25, 1884 | ||
| Time | 9:08 p.m. CET | ||
| Magnitude | 6.5 M W | ||
| epicenter | Arenas del Rey | ||
| country | Spain | ||
| Tsunami | No | ||
| dead | 900 | ||
| Injured | 1500 | ||
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The 1884 earthquake in Andalusia ( Spanish El terremoto de Andalucía ) was a severe earthquake in the Spanish province of Andalusia . The epicenter was southwest of the southern Spanish city of Granada in Arenas del Rey . The quake occurred on Christmas Day, December 25, 1884 at 9:08 p.m. and had a strength of 6.5 M w on the moment magnitude scale . It shook the southern part of the Granada basin for 20 seconds . The result was 900 dead and over 1,500 injured.
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literature
- Terremotos de Andalucía. Informe de la Comisión Oficial. Biblioteca de “El Mediterráneo”. Málaga, Tipografía de El Mediterráneo, 1885