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Earthquakes in Spain
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in Spain in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 7.8, Strait of Gibraltar, on 1954-03-29.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 13 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in Spain
USGS has not located an earthquake in Spain in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 13 in the last year.
The largest on record in Spain
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 7.8 at Strait of Gibraltar on 1954-03-29: major: serious damage over large areas.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.8 | Strait of Gibraltar | 1954-03-29 | 626.2 km deep |
| M 7.3 | 3 km NNE of Chlef, Algeria | 1980-10-10 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 6.7 | northern Algeria | 1954-09-09 | 15.0 km deep |
| M 6.6 | 91 km SSE of Olhão, Portugal | 1964-03-15 | 28.5 km deep |
| M 6.4 | 61 km SSE of Castell de Ferro, Spain | 1910-06-16 | 15.0 km deep |
| M 6.3 | 1 km S of Nigüelas, Spain | 2010-04-11 | 609.8 km deep |
| M 6.2 | 5 km W of El Attaf, Algeria | 1980-10-10 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 6.2 | 5 km W of Sidi Akkacha, Algeria | 1954-09-10 | 15.0 km deep |
| M 6.0 | 12 km SE of Abou el Hassan, Algeria | 1922-08-25 | 10.0 km deep |
| M 6.0 | 2 km SW of Alcochete, Portugal | 1909-04-23 | 10.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Spain. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Spain. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.