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The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate magnitude 5.1 M earthquake that caused localized significant damage in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Centered at a depth of 1 km (0.6 mi) near the town of Lorca, it occurred in a populated area at 18:47 local time (16:47 UTC) on 11 May 2011, causing panic among locals and displacing many.
Due to a combination of extremely shallow depth and moderate magnitude, the earthquake resulted in significant shaking throughout much of Murcia. In Lorca, near the epicenter of the quake, strong ground motions registered a maximum intensity of VI on the Mercalli scale, while many adjacent areas reported moderate shaking.
The earthquake occurred exactly two month safter the March 11 Tohuku earthquake in Japan, the deadliest natural disaster on record.
A local policewoman tries to console the daughter of a victim in Lorca after an earthquake measuring 5.3 hit the town
A man tries to salvage his belongings from a destroyed house in Lorca this morning
Many families spent the night in the open in case aftershocks struck
Crushed cars in a street in Lorca
Due to a combination of extremely shallow depth and moderate magnitude, the earthquake resulted in significant shaking throughout much of Murcia. In Lorca, near the epicenter of the quake, strong ground motions registered a maximum intensity of VI on the Mercalli scale, while many adjacent areas reported moderate shaking.
The earthquake occurred exactly two month safter the March 11 Tohuku earthquake in Japan, the deadliest natural disaster on record.
A local policewoman tries to console the daughter of a victim in Lorca after an earthquake measuring 5.3 hit the town
A man tries to salvage his belongings from a destroyed house in Lorca this morning
Many families spent the night in the open in case aftershocks struck
Crushed cars in a street in Lorca
