Overview
- Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) recorded the quake at 10:38 a.m. local time with an epicenter near Fuengirola and a depth of about 77–79 km.
- The tremor was felt in Málaga province and reported in parts of Sevilla and Córdoba, with Emergency 112 receiving multiple calls but no requests for assistance.
- The Junta de Andalucía activated the preemergency phase of its seismic risk plan (operational situation 0) as a precaution.
- Initial reports varied, with early estimates around 4.2 later revised to 4.8–4.9 as networks refined their data.
- Elsewhere, routine moderate activity was logged: a magnitude 4.2 off Ilo in Peru and two magnitude 4.1 events in southern Mexico reported no damage, while USGS listed dozens of small quakes across North America and the Caribbean.