Registered a slight earthquake of magnitude 3.2 in several locations in Cádiz

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 has been registered near Utrera around 05:44:40 this Thursday, July 20, according to data collected by the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The epicenter has been located just 5 kilometers from Algodonales, in the province of Cádiz and has been recorded kilometers deep.

No material or personal damage should have occurred, since the intensity of the earthquake has been low, having been perceived only in Coripe, Puerto Serrano or Zahara.

The IGN makes available to the public a macro-seismic questionnaire through which those affected can report what their experiences have been. The questionnaire, which was promoted by Fernando VI after the earthquake that Lisbon suffered in 1755, allows citizens to transfer to the official body information such as what they were doing during the tremor, what their reaction was and if the objects around them moved.

With this information, together with the information collected by the seismographs, the IGN can alert the population of the intensity of the earthquakes and calculate the damages that they may have caused in the affected territory..

The earthquake this Thursday was not the first this week. In fact, during the last days three tremors have been registered, and so far this month, the number rises to 11. Thus, the one experienced this Thursday is the strongest that has been experienced in the area in the last six months, above that registered on July 1 of this year, which reached a magnitude of 2.9.