Overview
- CSIC activated its Grupo de Asesoramiento en Desastres y Emergencias (GADE) on 15 August and has since developed a public, real-time viewer to track the Vega de Granada seismic series.
- The viewer ingests live hypocenter data from the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) and overlays historical earthquakes from the EMSC (2015–2026), QAFI active-fault layers from IGME-CSIC, and geologic and satellite maps.
- GADE specialists from IGME-CSIC, ICMAN-CSIC and IETCC are using the tool while they analyze locations, depths and temporal evolution and run models to study aftershock behavior and possible activation of nearby faults.
- CSIC and regional authorities stress the tool is for transparency and preparedness, not prediction, and they direct citizens to the Junta de Andalucía’s basic earthquake self‑protection guidance.
- Having the data publicly available aims to speed scientific advice to emergency managers, help target inspections and safety measures for affected residents, and give officials clearer information to plan next steps.