Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Spain: latest news, 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 2026-10-19 19:29 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Spain
The most notable recent events in 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 3.4 near Níjar, Spain
depth 0.0 km · 3 km NW of Bédar, Spain
- M 2.8 near Níjar, Spain
depth 0.0 km · 4 km S of Bédar, Spain
- M 4.2 near Ponferrada, Spain
depth 10.2 km · 7 km WSW of Benuza, Spain
Spain earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Spain
94 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, up from 74 the week before. In the last 24 hours: 14.
The largest was M4.2 on October 15, 7 km WSW of Benuza, Spain, 10.2 km deep.
The most widely felt was not the largest: M2.9, 4 km S of Abanilla, Spain, with 11 reports.
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
323 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. 322 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 1.8 11 km N of La Barthe-de-Neste, France
M 2.0 WEST OF GIBRALTAR
M 1.8 2 km NNE of Maracena, Spain
M 1.9 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 3.4 3 km NW of Bédar, Spain
M 1.9 5 km SSE of Bédar, Spain
M 1.7 5 km N of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 2.0 6 km ESE of Vic-Fezensac, France
M 1.8 1 km WNW of Albalate de Zorita, Spain
M 2.8 4 km S of Bédar, Spain
M 1.6 2 km SSW of Toses, Spain
M 1.7 1 km SSW of Churriana de la Vega, Spain
M 2.2 9 km SW of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, France
M 1.9 3 km SSE of Sabiote, Spain
M 2.1 2 km W of Mantiel, Spain
M 1.5 4 km SSW of Toses, Spain
M 1.5 8 km WNW of Librilla, Spain
M 1.5 3 km SW of Boborás, Spain
M 1.6 11 km SW of Alfarnatejo, Spain
M 1.5 2 km SSW of Toses, 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 2.0 3 km WSW of Peracense, Spain
M 1.8 15 km SSW of Ruidera, Spain
M 1.7 18 km NW of La Pobla de Farnals, Spain
M 1.9 7 km N of Carballo, Spain
M 2.0 13 km S of Ruidera, Spain
M 2.0 6 km NNW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 2.2 11 km NNE of Molinaseca, Spain
M 1.5 2 km WNW of Gójar, Spain
M 1.6 3 km SSW of Toses, Spain
M 2.0 2 km S of Toses, Spain
M 1.9 51 km NNW of Fuzeta, Portugal
M 2.5 1 km SW of Toses, Spain
M 1.9 5 km SSE of Tabernas, Spain
M 1.6 3 km NE of Maracena, Spain
M 2.1 5 km NW of Borrenes, Spain
M 2.4 28 km E of Sesimbra, Portugal
M 1.5 6 km NNW of Campan, France
M 1.9 4 km S of Mantiel, Spain
M 2.2 15 km W of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
M 2.1 1 km SW of Monachil, Spain
M 1.7 5 km NE of Almería, Spain
M 1.8 1 km S of Garrucha, Spain
M 2.0 3 km NNW of Louvie-Juzon, France
M 2.1 2 km WNW of Valderrubio, Spain
M 1.5 6 km E of Berja, Spain
M 1.6 7 km NW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 2.1 11 km NW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 1.5 15 km NE of Mauléon-Licharre, France
M 1.8 1 km NNE of Gójar, Spain
M 2.0 6 km NNW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 1.5 7 km NNW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 1.8 9 km NW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 1.7 5 km N of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
M 1.9 2 km NW of Borrenes, Spain
M 2.4 2 km WNW of Borrenes, Spain
M 1.7 10 km NW of Priaranza del Bierzo, Spain
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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 most recent was M2.1 near Andorra la Vella, 8 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Spain get?
323 of magnitude 1.5 or above in the last 30 days, 94 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 4.2 on October 15, 2026, 7 km WSW of Benuza, Spain, at a depth of 10.2 km.
How deep are earthquakes in Spain?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 0.0 km to 90.5 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), 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.