New areas prone to moderate earthquakes identified in Iberian Peninsula

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 23:31 in Earth & Climate

Some areas of the Iberian Peninsula, where earthquakes of moderate magnitude have never yet been recorded, such as certain parts of the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range, the far west of the Cordilleras Béticas mountains and the north of Valencia, could have the potential to generate such quakes, according to a new study.

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