5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Spain — café roof collapses at airport
A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the south of Spain and caused part of an airport roof to collapse.
The roof in the cafe of the departures lounge at Almeria Airport caved in, new pictures have shown today.
It happened around an hour after the first tremors were felt at 7.14am this morning.
There are no reports of any injuries, but the area where it collapsed has been cordoned off.
It is not yet clear how many people were in the cafe at the time of the incident.
A worker told the local press: ‘We heard some noises one after the other and then a loud bang and a great cloud of dust appeared.
‘It was a real scare for us.
‘There were airport workers having their first coffee of the day but luckily no one was injured.’
The map shows where the 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit in the south of Spain (Picture: Metro)
The earthquake struck at a depth of around a mile and a half below sea level some 20 miles away from the town of Nijar in Almeria.
The quake was felt across hundreds of towns and villages in seven provinces in Andalucia and the Levante region.
A roof was also damaged at a Toyota showroom just a 10-minute drive from Almeria.
Video footage taken by a local also shows a ceiling lightshade rocking back and forth in an apartment.
Earthquake expert Javier Fernandez Fraile said: ‘If it had been near a city and closer to the surface it could have been far more destructive.’
An earthquake previously hit Murcia in south Spain in 2011 which killed nine people.
Deputy Editor
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