Earthquake — Spain: Lorca

When

11 May 2011

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

5.1

Where

Spain

Coordinates

37.70° N, 1.67° W

Deaths

10

Injuries

324

Damage musd

260.2

Depth km

1

Moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake in Spain

The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake that occurred 18:47 CEST on 11 May 2011, near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region of Murcia, Spain, and panic among locals, and displacing many from their homes.

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• NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A 5.1 earthquake strikes southern Spain, killing 9 people and injuring over 400.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “séisme de 2011 à Lorca de magnitude 5,1 ayant causé des morts, des blessés et des dommages matériels significatifs dans la région de Murcie, en Espagne”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en Lorca (España) se registra un terremoto de 5,1 que deja 9 muertos, más de 400 heridos e importantes daños materiales y la evacuación de 20.000 personas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page