May 11, 2011

Spain rocked by 2 strong earthquakes, killing at least 4

02:21 PMPrint Share
By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY

Spain has been hit by two strong earthquakes in quick succession, causing major damage. Fatalities are feared, The Associated Press reports.

Update at 2:2 7 p.m. ET: Reuters quotes the mayor of Lorca as telling a radio interviewer that least four people died in the quake.

Update at 2:24 p.m. ET: The quakes struck in the Murcia region of southeast Spain.

The AP reports that an official with the Murcia regional government said the quakes had magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.2.

He placed the epicenter near the town of Lorca. The second jolt came about two hours after the first, The AP reports.

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