An earthquake of magnitude 2.9 occurred just 17 minutes ago, 17 km east of Caravaca, Spain, the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA) reported.The quake struck at a very shallow depth of 5. km beneath the epicenter near Caravaca, Murcia, Spain, in the early hours of Friday, August 28th, 2026, at 4:01 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake.Weak shaking might have been felt in Bullas (pop. 12,500), located 9 km from the epicenter, and Cehegin (pop. 15,000), 12 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Caravaca (pop. 26,400), located 17 km from the epicenter, and Mula (pop. 16,900), 19 km away. In Cieza (pop. 34,900, 25 km away), Archena (pop. 18,200, 32 km away), Molina de Segura (pop. 64,100, 41 km away), Alcantarilla (pop. 41,100, 44 km away), and Murcia (pop. 472,000, 50 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 28, 2026 04:01 am (GMT +2) local time (28 Aug 2026 02:01 GMT)Magnitude: 2.9Hypocenter depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 38.13°N / 1.67°W (Murcia, Murcia, Spain)Primary data source: IPMA