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LA PALMA VOLCANO: CANARY ISLANDS HIT BY 40 TREMORS IN 48 HOURS
The Independent   11 October 2017   Spain   Canary Islands  
La Palma is the most volcanic of the Canary Islands / Getty Images/iStockphoto
<p>La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, was hit by a series of mini-earthquakes at the weekend, measuring between 1.5 and 2.7 on the Richter scale.</p> <p>Between Saturday 7 and Tuesday 10 October the island experienced 50 tremors, with the biggest taking ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
The incredible construction of the Barranco de Erques viaduct in Tenerife
Ferrovial blog   06 June 2017   Spain   Europe  
Erques Bridge (source: Ferrovial)
<p>A fascinating time-lapse film showing construction of the Erques Bridge on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.</p><p>The Erques viaduct was built over this unique landscape with the aim of joining two of Tenerife’s most populated municipalities, ...
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Major 6.1 magnitude earthquake hits off south-east Malaga in Spain
The Telegraph   25 January 2016   Spain   Malaga  
A map released by the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows the location of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in southern Alaska. Photo: USGS
<p>A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday morning in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain, 100 miles south-east of Malaga, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.</p>
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Prehistoric rat-like mammal fossil is earliest showing fur, skin and organs
The Guardian   14 October 2015   Spain   Cuenca  
The 125m-year-old remains of Spinolestes xenarthrosus were so well preserved as to leave soft tissue parts intact Photograph: Georg Oleschinski
<p>Spinolestes xenarthrosus&rsquo;s 125m-year-old remains, found in Cuenca, Spain, with earlobe, lung, liver and furry pelt, is 60m years older any other mammal found with soft tissues preserved</p>