Everything we know about trembling, the tourist hotspot rocked

An earthquake with a size of 5.4 met in southern Spain on Monday morning.

People in more than 50 cities, including tourist hotspot Malaga, could feel the tremor.

“I slept and The whole house trembled A tourist in Agua Amarga in Almeria told the Spanish newspaper for a few seconds. El País.

“There was an incredible roar. It woke up my whole family and our neighbors in the complex.”

The earthquake follows a weekend with severe floods and thunderstorms in Spain.

Roads divided on social media were transformed into rivers, with flood swamp shops and restaurants.

Health Minister Olga Pané said to Catalan News: “We decided to evacuate and transfer the 71 patients to Sant Camil, Bellvitge, Igualada, Sant Boi and Viladecans.”

Weather warnings were activated for 25 provinces because the country is preparing for heavy storms in Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona and Castellón.

Here is everything we know about the previous earthquake:

When was it recorded?

The earthquake was recorded on Monday at 7.13 a.m. by Spain's National Geographic at 7.13 a.m.

Where did it hit?

The earthquake hit almost two miles under the sea level off the coast of Almería, Southeastspania.

The effects were felt in more than 50 cities in seven provinces, which, according to local reports in 17 municipalities in Almeria and parts of North Africa, were strongest in 17 municipalities and parts of North Africa.

Malaga was the hardest and areas such as Granada, Jaen, Murcia, Alicante and Albacete were also affected.

How difficult was the earthquake?

The earthquake had a size of 5.4, which was recorded as IV or V on the European Macroseismic scale, which, according to IGN, corresponds to “widely observed” to “strong”.

It was more powerful than the one who met Lorca in 2011, which led to nine deaths, including a pregnant woman. Since this earthquake did not reach a country, the destruction was less serious.

Earthquakes below 6.0 rarely cause serious damage to well -built structures.

According to El País, Andalusia Emergency Services received 25 calls from the public. So far, however, no injuries have been reported.

Nevertheless, buildings were damaged in the entire region. Almeria's airport ceiling collapsed and let the tiles hang on the ceiling in a café in the severance lounge.

A worker told the local news: “We heard some noises one after the other, and then a loud bang and a large cloud of dust appeared.

“It was a real fear for us.

“There were airport workers with their first coffee of the day, but luckily nobody was injured.”

In the meantime, the ceiling of a Toyota showroom in Huercal de Almeria has also been damaged by the earthquake.

Is it certain to travel to Spain?

The British Foreign Office has not activated any travel warnings for Spain after the floods or the earthquake.

However, it indicates that travelers “check the weather warnings from Spain Meteorological Office (AEMET) and follow the advice of the local authorities”.