USGS Issues Reviewed Magnitude of 5.2 for Earthquake Near Otura, Spain
Official records from the United States Geological Survey list a reviewed magnitude of 5.2 for the August 14, 2026 earthquake near Otura, Spain.
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Aug 15, 2026, 11:55 a.m. ET
USGS Assigns Yellow Impact Level to Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Near Otura, Spain
Official records from the United States Geological Survey have designated the estimated impact level as yellow following a reviewed magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Otura, Spain. The yellow level indicates that some casualties and localised damage are estimated to be possible.
The shallow earthquake occurred on August 14, 2026, 1 km SW of Otura, Spain, at a depth of 10 km. USGS records list an instrument intensity of 7, a community intensity of 6.7, and 114 felt reports. Official records also note that a tsunami evaluation was not flagged.
Aug 15, 2026, 11:43 a.m. ETFirst report
USGS Records Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Near Otura, Spain
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck near Otura, in Spain, on 14 August 2026, according to the event record published by the United States Geological Survey. The record gives the origin time as 23:04:40 UTC and locates the event 1 km southwest of Otura. The magnitude is listed as reviewed.
The USGS record lists the depth as 10 km, which it classes as shallow. It gives an instrumental intensity of 7 and a community-reported intensity of 6.7, drawn from 114 felt reports submitted to the agency. No tsunami evaluation was flagged for the event.
The USGS assigns the earthquake an estimated impact level of yellow, meaning some casualties and localised damage are estimated to be possible. That is a modelled estimate, not a count: no confirmed figures for casualties or damage appear in the record.
Figures in USGS event records are routinely revised as more data arrives, and no assessment of actual damage on the ground was available in the record at the time of writing.
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