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Am I on drugs? 5.3?

Still nothing on LUSA News about the earthquake, as far as I can see.

UPDATE 17:37 UTC : As confirmed by sources close to Europa Press, many buildings have been affected, such as the Belfry of the Church of San Diego, the roof of the asylum, the Torre del Castillo de Lorca Ram and a wall could have stopped someone trapped.

UPDATE 17:35 UTC : Among the material damage for the moment, there have been highlights the collapse of the roof at the nursing home Caser Lorca, who have been evacuated. (these data were already reported after the first shaking) earthquake-report.com

@Ralph That might be true, but when your homes are hundreds of years old and you've never even felt a quake I think it would be much worse.

UPDATE 17:40 UTC : According to sources, it is possible that there are more deaths because there are two buildings that have suffered major damage to its structure. The Emergency Coordination Center has called in a bulletin to the media to move to the residents of Lorca’s recommendation not to use the lifts for any “train wrecks” Lorca Neighbours have told Efe that the situation now is ” panic “that thousands of people are on the street not knowing what to do or where to go, and that the shaking has surprised everyone in the middle of the routine.

No way it was 1 KM, it never is, wait a few minutes.

@LM And the old ones stand up better than the new ones!

@es Why am I not surprised?! sometimes I wonder how things will fare here in CA when we have the Big One. I'm not convinced that all our new construction is much better either.

I have been there, the new stuff is much better.

UPDATE 17:43 UTC : There are reports from the local mayor that 5 people have died.

That's the problem with Spain and Portugal. We never had a earthquake prevention culture. Our building designs show usually no earthquake concerns. Any light earthquake can dramatically affect
older buildings.

@Ralph Have you been to Lorca? The old city walls have withstood many an earthquake - new builds crack and topple at the first suggestion of one.

I would guess that the quake was at 25 Km at least, not 1 km.

UPDATE 17:50 UTC : The tower of the church of Santiago was split in half according to eyewitnesses.

UPDATE 17:54 UTC : The earthquake has been felt in much of the Region of Murcia. Specifically, in Cartagena, Aguilas, Murcia, Mazarrón and even in Albacete and Almería.

@es Do you live in España?

Ahora canonizarán al tipo que hace 30 años pronosticó un terremoto en Roma para hoy. Se ha equivocado por 1000 kilómetros..., pero aún no ha acabado el día. Menudo mosqueo deben llevar hoy los científicos. ¿Qué nivel de casualidad deberíamos darle a esto con respecto a lo de Roma?

there was a quake announced today for Rome ?

"Pelo menos quatro pessoas morreram esta quarta-feira à tarde na localidade de Lorca em Múrcia, Sudeste de Espanha, após um sismo de 5,1 de magnitude, adiantou o "El País".

Francisco Jodar, presidente da autarquia de Lorca, onde o sismo se fez sentir com mais intensidade, disse aos órgãos de comunicação social espanhóis que um edifício caiu. E admitiu a existência de quatro mortos.

Segundo a protecção civil espanhola, o número de vítimas poderá ser cinco. O abalo fez tremer vários edifícios. O epicentro do sismo localiza-se na serra de Tercia, na localidade de Múrcia." www.publico.pt I can translate if Google translator doesn't work.

@es Algarve, Portugal. =)

@Ralph Unger "Twenty percent of Romans didn't go to work today."

UPDATE 18:02 UTC : Just repeating, at least 5 people have died from the 4.4 and 5.2 earthquakes today in the Murcia region of Spain. One woman died while walking past a ledge, which subsequently fell on her. We are waiting for reports on the other 4 deaths.

UPDATE 17:58 UTC : The Santiago church has been cordoned off. At least 2 buildings have partly collapsed in Lorca. The buildings are situated in the following areas:- one on the Galicia street and another in the neighborhood of La Viña, according to eyewitnesses.