Miguel Ángel Montes, mayor of Iruña de Oca: "There has been no personal or material damage, everything is under control."
Miguel Ángel Montes, mayor of Iruña de Oca (Álava).
After midnight, an earthquake of magnitude 4, with a Iruña Okan epicentro, has shaken Álava. According to the mayor himself, Miguel Ángel Montes, there has been no damage in the town. In addition, the mayor has conveyed his tranquillity pending the reports and conclusions of the experts of the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Álava.
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