Albolote
Encyclopedia
Albolote is a city located in the province of Granada
, Spain
. According to Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística
, the city has a total population of 15,563 as of 2005.
On 19 April 1956, Albolote and the neighboring town of Atarfe
were struck by Spain's worst earthquake of the 20th century, a 5.0 MW
temblor
. About a dozen people died from the earthquake and subsequent landslide
, and many buildings were ruined.
Granada (province)
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea . Its capital city is also called Granada.The province covers an area of 12,635 km²...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
, the city has a total population of 15,563 as of 2005.
On 19 April 1956, Albolote and the neighboring town of Atarfe
Atarfe
Atarfe is a city in the province of Granada, Spain. In 2008, the city's population was recorded as being 14,803.-1956 earthquake:On 19 April 1956, Atarfe and the neighboring city of Albolote were struck by Spain's worst earthquake of the 20th century, a 5.0 MW temblor...
were struck by Spain's worst earthquake of the 20th century, a 5.0 MW
Moment magnitude scale
The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...
temblor
Temblor
Tremblor may refer to:* Tremblor, Batman villain* Temblor Range, mountain range in California* Temblor, another name for earthquake...
. About a dozen people died from the earthquake and subsequent landslide
Landslide
A landslide or landslip is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore environments...
, and many buildings were ruined.