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Old May 11th, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Earthquake hits southern Spain

At least ten people were reported dead and dozens injured after an earthquake shook southeastern Spain on Wednesday, toppling historic buildings in the medieval town of Lorca.
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Old May 11th, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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What !?! I have not heard. We have dear frinds in Marbella - not sure if that is nearby?

I will go check the news. So sad.
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Old May 11th, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Lorca is a small town near Murcia, plenty far enough away from Marbella so rest assured they have not been affected.

The A7 that goes right around the town is cut off until engineers can inspect possible structural damage to a tunnel.
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Old May 11th, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espan...pepunac_38/Tes

some pictures and description from El Pais.
Looks bad.
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Old May 11th, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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USGS is reporting two quakes at about the same long/lat in Spain today. The first was a 4.5 about 10 km deep, and the second less than two hours later a 5.3 about 1 km deep.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...Europe_eqs.php
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Weird - did you read about the Italians leaving Rome because some prophet said today an earthquake was going to rock Rome - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13354988 eery
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