14 July 2025, 09:52 | Updated: 14 July 2025, 09:55

Breaking News

Breaking News.

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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake has hit parts of southern Spain this morning.

It hit coastal areas popular with sunseekers, including Costa del Sol and Alicante.

Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN) registered the quake shortly after 7am on Monday.

Elsewhere in Spain, severe storm and hail warnings have been issued leaving cars submerged.

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated weather warnings for 25 provinces, with eight orange cautions.

The weather agency has warned tourists and locals to brace for severe storms in Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, and Castellón.

This is a developing story, more to follow…