Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Spain — today and the last 30 days
Mainland Spain absorbs the slow convergence of the African and Eurasian plates, concentrated in the Betic Cordillera of Andalusia and Murcia and along the Pyrenean front. Magnitudes are modest by global standards, but shallow depths mean quakes below M5 are widely felt.
Updated 2026-09-04 16:47 UTC
Spain earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Spain
100 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, down from 120 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 14.
The largest was M5.2 on August 14, 2 km W of Las Gabias, Spain, 10.0 km deep, and 126 people reported feeling it.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Map of recent earthquakes in Spain and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
556 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5+ recorded in 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. 551 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 1.5 1 km WSW of Ogíjares, Spain
M 1.6 1 km NNE of Maracena, Spain
M 1.5 2 km S of Armilla, Spain
M 1.7 8 km WNW of Arette, France
M 1.9 7 km ESE of Argelès-Gazost, France
M 1.9 2 km W of Benifallim, Spain
M 1.8 4 km NNW of Yebra, Spain
M 1.6 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
M 1.5 1 km N of Zubia, Spain
M 1.7 20 km WNW of San José, Spain
M 1.6 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
M 1.8 2 km ESE of Ogíjares, Spain
M 1.6 1 km SSE of Cájar, Spain
M 1.6 1 km NW of Benifallim, Spain
M 2.2 7 km ESE of Lodève, France
M 1.9 10 km NW of Marbella, Spain
M 1.6 2 km ESE of Cájar, Spain
M 1.6 36 km NW of Peníscola, Spain
M 1.5 3 km NNW of Zubia, Spain
M 2.0 1 km WSW of Alhendín, Spain
M 1.5 7 km S of Los Martínez, Spain
M 1.7 1 km NE of Gójar, Spain
M 1.7 1 km N of Gójar, Spain
M 1.9 2 km NW of Beniflá, Spain
M 1.6 7 km NW of Zurgena, Spain
M 2.1 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
M 1.6 3 km WSW of Zurgena, Spain
M 1.7 4 km NE of Trigueros, Spain
M 1.5 9 km SE of Alhama de Granada, Spain
M 1.9 10 km N of Pulpí, Spain
M 1.6 1 km NNE of Zubia, Spain
M 2.3 1 km ENE of Zubia, Spain
M 1.5 7 km ENE of Rubielos de Mora, Spain
M 1.5 3 km N of Granada, Spain
M 1.5 3 km ESE of Huétor Vega, Spain
M 1.5 3 km NNW of Güéjar-Sierra, Spain
M 1.6 2 km S of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 2.2 18 km NW of La Pineda, Spain
M 1.7 50 km NNW of Santa Luzia, Portugal
M 1.5 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 1.6 7 km N of Torres, Spain
M 1.8 2 km NNW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.8 10 km ESE of Trefacio, Spain
M 1.5 2 km NW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.5 3 km NE of Granada, Spain
M 1.6 3 km NW of Zubia, Spain
M 1.7 1 km NE of Armilla, Spain
M 2.0 10 km NNW of Santa Pola, Spain
M 2.0 1 km SW of Armilla, Spain
M 1.7 2 km E of Valdegrudas, Spain
M 1.5 6 km ESE of Padul, Spain
M 1.6 5 km S of Lizoáin, Spain
M 1.7 5 km NNW of Torremolinos, Spain
M 1.6 7 km S of Corteconcepción, Spain
M 2.8 WEST OF GIBRALTAR
M 1.5 6 km ENE of Mogente, Spain
M 2.3 13 km N of Balanegra, Spain
M 2.2 4 km SW of Bensafrim, Portugal
M 1.5 2 km WSW of Louvie-Juzon, France
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Spain today?
Yes — 14 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Spain get?
556 of magnitude 1.5 or above in the last 30 days, 100 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 Spain?
Magnitude 5.2 on August 14, 2026, 2 km W of Las Gabias, Spain, at a depth of 10.0 km. 126 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Spain?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 95.8 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 Spain?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over 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 Spain since 1960
The 5 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the 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 7.3 | 3 km NNE of Chlef, Algeria | October 10, 1980 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.6 | 91 km SSE of Olhão, Portugal | March 15, 1964 | 28.5 km |
| M 6.3 | 1 km S of Nigüelas, Spain | April 11, 2010 | 609.8 km |
| M 6.2 | 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria | October 10, 1980 | 10.0 km |
| M 6.0 | 22 km N of Tipasa, Algeria | October 29, 1989 | 5.7 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around 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) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.