Magnitude 6.2 quake hits southern Spain

A magnitude 6.2 quake hit southern Spain today some 24 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Granada, the US Geological Survey said.

A magnitude 6.2 quake hit southern Spain today some 24 kilometres to the southeast of the city of Granada, the US Geological Survey said.

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There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties on Spanish media from the quake, which Spain's National Geographic Institute said had a magnitude of 4.8.

The quake occurred at 00:08 am (2208 GMT yesterday) at a depth of 616 kilometres near the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the USGS said.