Earthquake — Spain: Arenas Del Rey, Vega, Alhama, Malaga

When

25 Dec 1884

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.7

Where

Spain

Coordinates

36.95° N, 3.98° W

Deaths

745

Injuries

1475

Houses destroyed

4399

Intensity mmi

9

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in Spain

The 1884 Andalusian earthquake occurred on 25 December 1884 at 9:08 p.m in the south of Spain, and had an estimated magnitude of 6.7 Mw. It shook a poor region where many of the houses were built without foundations, with lime or mud mortar, and with weak joints. More than 10,000 buildings were badly damaged, of which 4,399 were completely destroyed.

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