On Monday, a series of five earthquakes were recorded in the vicinity of the Murcia region, with three occurring in the Mediterranean Sea. The strongest quake, registering three point seven on the Richter scale, took place at twenty-one twenty-three hours off the Alicante coast and was felt in areas such as Pilar de la Horadada, Torrevieja, Mil Palmeras, Elche, and Santa Pola, according to the National Geographic Institute.

Minutes later, another tremor was reported in the same region at twenty-one forty-eight hours, this time measuring two point one on the Richter scale, although it was not felt in urban areas. Earlier that morning, at four thirty-five hours, a smaller quake of one point nine was also detected in the Mediterranean.

Additionally, neighbouring towns Pulpí and Torrevieja experienced smaller seismic activities, measuring two point three and one point three on the scale, respectively. Such minor seismic movements are common in the Murcia region and its surroundings, with magnitudes usually not exceeding two.

Experts from the National Geographic Institute have emphasised that the frequency of these low to medium intensity earthquakes is actually a positive sign, as they indicate the earth is releasing tension gradually instead of building up towards a larger seismic event.