Just 23 minutes ago, a 2.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Granada, Andalusia, Spain. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Saturday, August 15th, 2026, at 12:04 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 0. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA), which listed it as a magnitude 2.1 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 2.1.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include Weak shaking might have been felt in Zubia (pop. 19,000) located 2 km from the epicenter, Armilla (pop. 21,400) 3 km away, and Las Gabias (pop. 16,400) 6 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Granada (pop. 233,500) located 8 km from the epicenter, and Maracena (pop. 20,800) 10 km away. In Santafe (pop. 15,400, 12 km away), and Albolote (pop. 17,100, 13 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 15, 2026 12:04 am (GMT +2) local time (14 Aug 2026 22:04 GMT)Magnitude: 2.3Depth: 0.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 37.12°N / 3.61°W (Granada, Andalusia, Spain)Primary data source: EMSC