Spain Has Worst Quake Since ‘54 as EU Extends Atomic Debate
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Spain’s biggest earthquake in 57 years damaged a town and killed nine people, hours before European regulators met to set criteria for nuclear-plant safety tests ordered because of Japan’s quake-related atomic disaster.
Temblors measuring 4.4 and 5.2 yesterday injured 293 people, three seriously, the regional government said in a statement on its website. The quakes were centered in Lorca in the Mediterranean coastal region of Murcia and caused a “large amount” of damage to property, the national government said.