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Reports Conflict on Location and Magnitude of Earthquake

Hindustan Times places a magnitude 5.5 quake in Ladakh's Leh, while the Economic Times reports a magnitude 5.0 quake near Granada in southern Spain.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 15, 2026, 8:26 a.m. ET
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Accounts in the available sourcing disagree on both the location and the magnitude of an , and no single source outweighs the other. Hindustan Times reported a magnitude 5.5 in . The Economic Times reported a magnitude 5.0 at Alhendin, a town it described as 10 kilometres south of Granada, in southern Spain. The two figures — 5.5 and 5.0 — and the two locations are as reported by those outlets respectively; the material available for this report does not reconcile them or establish whether one or two events are involved. Hindustan Times reported the depth of the quake it described as 10 km. Magnitude figures of this kind are commonly revised as more station readings are analysed, and no revised value appears in the sourcing available here. No figures on damage or casualties appear in the available sourcing. This report will be updated as the record develops.

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Revision history

  1. Version 215 Aug 2026, 12:26current

    Added the Economic Times report of a magnitude 5.0 quake near Granada, Spain, and presented location and magnitude as a sourced conflict alongside the Hindustan Times report from Leh.

  2. Version 113 Aug 2026, 01:57current

    First published.

  3. Version 113 Aug 2026, 01:59

    First published.

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