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Science News![]() Picture InfoFault plane solutions projected in section across Sierra de la Tercia and souther Lorca basin. Source articlePublished ByTagsEarthquake Hazards, Earthquake, Structural Geology, SpainFollow @COSISnews on Twitter The 2011 Lorca earthquake: new article in Solid Earth10.11.2011, Age: 2662 days Early evening on 11 May 2011, a M 5.1 shallow earthquake hit the town of Lorca in the Murcia region, SE Spain. Although of only moderate strength, the earthquake remarkably caused 10 fatalities, 250 injured and considerable damage to houses and other buildings. Many people had to leave their homes. In their article, Prof. Reinoud Vissers, Utrecht University, and Bart Meijninger, Fugro, the Netherlands, explain how this moderate earthquake could cause so much devastation and even casualties. Earthquakes are quite common in this region, but rarely cause much damage. These serious effects most likely were the result of the shallow depth of the hypocentre (1-2 km) and proximity to the city of Lorca. The focal mechanisms of the main earthquake as well as a M 4.5 foreshock agree very well with a recent structural analysis by the same authors. Vissers, R. L. M. and Meijninger, B. M. L.: The 11 May 2011 earthquake at Lorca (SE Spain) viewed in a structural-tectonic context, Solid Earth, 2, 199-204, doi:10.5194/se-2-199-2011, 2011. Abstract ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Add Comment (login required) |