3.7 magnitude earthquake in Sarria this afternoon

[Bradypus]

Several local websites have reported a small earthquake this afternoon with an epicentre in the Sarria area. Apparently felt quite strongly locally but with little likelihood of property damage.

Registrado un seísmo de magnitud 3,7 con epicentro en la localidad lucense de Sarria

El temblor sucedió a las 16.39 horas y se sintió en municipios tan distantes como Santiago o A Coruña

www.lavozdegalicia.es

 

[Barbara]

Hardly surprising, really, with all the extra people joining the Camino there.

 

[Tincatinker]

3.7 magnitude? That’ll have rattled the contents of the ice buckets

 

[Bradypus]

Hardly surprising, really, with all the extra people joining the Camino there.

The Santiago pilgrim office recorded 911 arrivals today. Quite a lot for this time of year. Maybe it was the marching in step that did it...

 

[wisepilgrim]

Ahh, the Triángulo de Triacastela. The most seismic part of Galicia. Sarria and Becerreá are the other the other two vertices. It was here that Galicia registered its largest earthquake on record back in 1997.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Yes, but even that was only 5.4 . And basically just caused minor damage near the epicenter.
3.7 is nothing more than (barely) newsworthy, unless there are extenuating factors.
Mind you, whilst modern Spanish buildings are built to a high standard, not so sure I'd want to be in one of the older buildings during even a light quake.

 

[Saint Mike II]

Hardly surprising, really, with all the extra people joining the Camino there.

I was going to ask if anyone felt the " earth move" for them!!??

 

[naplesdon]

Shaken but not stirred. The way I like them.