Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Granada, Spain: latest news, today and the last 30 days
The Granada basin is the most seismically active area of the Iberian Peninsula. Faults bounding the basin produce long swarms of small, very shallow earthquakes beneath towns in the Vega de Granada — shallow enough that magnitude 3 events are felt across the city.
Updated 2026-10-19 18:29 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Granada, Spain
The most notable recent events in Granada, Spain, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 2.8 near Armilla, Spain
depth 0.3 km · 1 km ENE of Cájar, Spain
- M 2.1 near Armilla, Spain
depth 9.1 km · 1 km SW of Monachil, Spain
- M 2.3 near Armilla, Spain
depth 0.0 km · 1 km NNE of Gójar, Spain
Granada, Spain earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Granada, Spain
21 earthquakes of magnitude 1.0 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 16 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 3.
The largest was M3.1 on October 3, 4 km ENE of Maracena, Spain, 0.0 km deep.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Much of that activity is clustered: 15 events within 15 km of 2 km NNE of Maracena, Spain. A group like that is called an earthquake swarm; swarms are common and do not mean a larger earthquake is coming.
Map of recent earthquakes in Granada, Spain and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
98 earthquakes of magnitude 1.0+ recorded in Granada, Spain and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 98 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 1.9 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 1.7 1 km SSW of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 1.6 11 km SW of Alfarnatejo, Spain
M 1.5 3 km ENE of Maracena, Spain
M 2.8 1 km ENE of Cájar, Spain
M 2.0 3 km SSW of Cúllar-Vega, Spain
M 1.5 2 km WNW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.9 5 km SSE of Tabernas, Spain
M 1.6 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 2.1 1 km SW of Monachil, Spain
M 1.7 5 km NE of Almería, Spain
M 2.1 2 km WNW of Valderrubio, Spain
M 1.5 6 km E of Berja, Spain
M 1.8 1 km NNE of Gójar, Spain
M 1.5 1 km SSW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.6 5 km SSW of Gádor, Spain
M 1.5 3 km WNW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.8 1 km NNW of Gérgal, Spain
M 1.8 2 km WNW of Armilla, Spain
M 2.3 1 km NNE of Gójar, Spain
M 1.5 1 km S of Alhendín, Spain
M 2.0 1 km WSW of Iznate, Spain
M 1.7 1 km ENE of Gójar, Spain
M 1.5 3 km S of Cúllar-Vega, Spain
M 2.1 4 km ENE of Maracena, Spain
M 2.0 6 km N of Lugros, Spain
M 1.5 8 km E of Lentegí, Spain
M 1.8 1 km NNW of Maracena, Spain
M 2.3 2 km NNE of Granada, Spain
M 1.8 2 km S of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 1.7 2 km NE of Granada, Spain
M 1.5 2 km WNW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.7 3 km NNW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.5 2 km NW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.8 1 km NW of Dílar, Spain
M 1.5 1 km W of Gójar, Spain
M 1.6 1 km WNW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.9 3 km S of Cúllar-Vega, Spain
M 1.5 1 km N of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 1.7 1 km SE of Alhendín, Spain
M 2.1 1 km SSE of Dílar, Spain
M 1.6 1 km S of Dílar, Spain
M 1.6 1 km NW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.7 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 3.1 4 km ENE of Maracena, Spain
M 2.3 3 km NNE of Maracena, Spain
M 1.6 3 km S of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 1.5 2 km SW of Dílar, Spain
M 1.8 1 km S of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 1.5 2 km N of Zubia, Spain
M 1.5 1 km S of Zubia, Spain
M 1.9 1 km N of Ogíjares, Spain
M 2.1 1 km NNE of Gójar, Spain
M 1.7 2 km SSW of Ogíjares, Spain
M 1.5 3 km NNW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.5 2 km NE of Las Gabias, Spain
M 1.5 1 km WNW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.5 2 km NW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.6 1 km W of Gójar, Spain
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Granada, Spain today?
Yes — 3 earthquakes of magnitude 1.0 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M1.8 near Maracena, Spain, 12 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Granada, Spain get?
98 of magnitude 1.0 or above in the last 30 days, 21 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Granada, Spain?
Magnitude 3.1 on October 3, 2026, 4 km ENE of Maracena, Spain, at a depth of 0.0 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Granada, Spain?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 30.9 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Granada, Spain?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Granada, Spain, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Granada, Spain since 1960
The 1 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Granada, Spain monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.3 | 1 km S of Nigüelas, Spain | April 11, 2010 | 609.8 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Granada, Spain, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.