ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: 3.4 Richter scale earthquake

3.4 Richter scale earthquake
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Redaccion on 07 August, 2008 11:25:00

It has caused no damage at all except for the fright of those who felt it, who
woke up and went out to the street. The earthquake had four replies.

A 3.4 Richter scale earthquake caught by surprise citizens of some cities and
villages of the Vega Baja last night, in the early morning of the 7th of August,
around 00:41 a.m.
Being warned by the National Geografic Institute of the possibility of a more
severe earthquake, all security forces were ready.
This earthquake was felt in villages like Algorfa, Almoradí, Torrevieja,
Guardamar del Segura, Orihuela, Santa Pola, Elche, Alicante and San Pedro del
Pinatar.
The epicentre was in Los Montesinos, close to the village of Algorfa, according
to the report from the Nacional Geografic Institute.
In the city of Almoradi, “the third reply was stronger than the first one, so
neighbours left their homes to go to the main square frightened of a stronger
one”.