At least six major earthquakes on the Alhama de Murcia fault in the last 300,000 years
Monday, November 12, 2012 - 20:31
in Earth & Climate
An international group of researchers, with Spanish participation, has analysed the most recent history of the Alhama de Murcia fault. They discovered that it has experienced six major earthquakes above 7 on the Richter scale. According to the scientists, this provides "convincing evidence" that the maximum earthquake magnitudes in the area are higher than originally thought.