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There have been seismic movements in Andalusia since the storm

There have been low intensity earthquakes in the Sierra de Cadiz and several municipalities in Malaga.
ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA (CÁDIZ), 07/02/2026.-Vista del río Guadalete a su paso por Arcos de la Frontera, y al que la presa está desembalsado agua. Andalucía se mantiene en situación de máxima alerta ante el posible empeoramiento de los efectos generados por el tren de borrascas de las últimas semanas con la llegada del nuevo frente, Marta, después de estimar que las pérdidas económicas para la región pueden ser "millonarias".  EFE/ Roman Rios
Border arches. Photo: EFE

A number of seismic movements took place last night in the Sierra de Cadiz and in the province of Malaga during the low-intensity earthquake, with a maximum intensity of 3.6 and a depth of one kilometre.

According to information collected by the Spanish Geographic Institute, the first movement detected occurred at 1:46 in Benaocaz, with a magnitude of 2.4 degrees and a depth of 40 kilometres.



On the other hand, the first was detected in El Bosque at 5.56, with a force of 2.8 degrees and a depth of four kilometres.

In the province of Malaga, the largest earthquake has occurred in the municipality of Jimera de Líbar, at 02:43 hours, a 3.6 degree earthquake at a depth of one kilometre.

There has also been another in the same township of magnitude 2.6; another in Benalauria (magnitude 2.5); three in Cortes de la Frontera (magnitude 2.2, 2.4, 1.6); and one in Juzcar (magnitude 1.5).



The Andalusian Government delegate in Malaga, Patricia Navarro, explained last Saturday that "normal hydrogeological phenomenaare  in long and hard rains, according to expert reports, and do not pose a structural risk ".

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