Earthquake hits Spanish city of Granada, buildings and cars damaged
A vehicle sits wrecked after an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck southern Spain, in Armilla, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS / Fermin RodriguezA police officer clears the area near a vehicle which was wrecked after an earthquake of magnitude 5 struck southern Spain, in Armilla, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS / Fermin RodriguezRubble lies outside San Miguel Church after part of its ceiling was damaged in an earthquake that struck southern Spain, in Granada, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Fermin RodriguezRubble lies outside San Miguel Church after part of its ceiling was damaged in an earthquake that struck southern Spain, in Granada, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Fermin RodriguezPart of the San Miguel Church is damaged in an earthquake that struck southern Spain, in Granada, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Fermin RodriguezA person takes a picture near the San Miguel Church which was damaged in an earthquake that struck southern Spain, in Granada, Spain, August 15, 2026. REUTERS/Fermin Rodriguez
MADRID, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the southern Spanish city of Granada in the early hours of Saturday, with the regional government saying houses and cars were damaged but no injuries had been reported.
The quake hit the metropolitan area of Alhendin just after 1 a.m. (0000 GMT).
Spanish television channel TVE showed debris strewn on the street and some damage to cars in the popular tourist city. Andalusian emergency services rescued a number of people from damaged buildings.
Antonio Sanz, the Andalusia region's top emergencies official, said on Saturday there was no damage to the Alhambra palace, an important example of Andalusian Islamic architecture.
"There is no serious structural damage, no serious material damage and there are no casualties," he said, adding that the Alhambra had "not been affected in any way".
(Reporting by Graham Keeley. Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Mark Potter)
