Archive · 18 Aug 2026
New tremors jolt Spain's Granada, injuring three and damaging buildings
The ground shook again in a part of the country of Spain called Granada.
Earthquakes are when the ground suddenly moves and shakes.
On Tuesday, three more earthquakes shook the area, and they were quite strong.
A bigger one had already happened on Saturday in the historic city of Granada.
Three people got light injuries, and one young person needed to go to the hospital.
Some buildings got big cracks in their walls, and bricks fell onto the streets.
Because of the shaking, a famous old palace called the Alhambra closed parts of it to visitors.
Some museums and sports places were also closed to keep people safe.
The trains in Granada slowed down as a precaution.
The biggest earthquake on Tuesday was near a town called Gojar, just south of Granada city.
Three earthquakes with magnitudes above 4 shook Spain's Granada province on Tuesday, following Saturday's magnitude 5 quake.
At least three people were lightly injured, including a minor taken to hospital, according to Andalusia regional official Antonio Sanz.
Tourist access to the medieval Alhambra complex was restricted, and some museums, sport facilities and administrative buildings were closed.
The largest tremor, magnitude 4.7, struck at 10:37 a.m. with a surface-level epicentre in Gojar, 10 km south of Granada city.
Granada's metro reduced train speeds to 30 kph as a precaution, and several hotels were evacuated.
- Who
- Residents and tourists in Granada province, Spain; Andalusia regional official Antonio Sanz; Spain's National Geographic Institute (IGN)
- What
- Three earthquakes above magnitude 4 shook the region, injuring three people, damaging buildings, and restricting tourist access to the Alhambra.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18, with the largest quake at 10:37 a.m. (0837 GMT)
- Where
- Granada province in southern Spain, with the epicentre in Gojar, 10 km south of Granada city
- Why
- The tremors followed Saturday's magnitude 5 earthquake in the historic city of Granada, which had already damaged houses and cars.
- Largest tremor magnitude
- 4.7
- Number of Tuesday tremors
- 3
- Epicentre
- Gojar, 10 km south of Granada city
- Time of largest quake
- 10:37 a.m. (0837 GMT)
- People injured
- At least 3, one minor hospitalized
- Saturday quake magnitude
- 5
- Alhambra visitors last year
- 2.7 million
- Metro speed reduction
- 30 kph (19 mph)
