A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Murcia, Spain at a depth of 1 km (0.6 miles), the quake hit at 16:47:26 UTC Wednesday 11th May 2011.
The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) Murcia, Spain
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This earthquake was not the first quake to hit the area today, at 15:05:12 UTC a 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake struck Murcia, Spain at a Depth of 10 km (6.2 Miles) which resulted in some damage to buildings in Lorca, Murcia.
Lorca residents rushed into the Street in Panic with the memory fresh in their minds of the 4.7 Magnitude Earthquake that struck the Region, which resulted in the damage of nearly 1000 homes.
It has been reported that the Local Mayor has said that 5 Poeple have died.
Update: Eyewitnesses are reporting seeing The Tower of the Church of Santiago split in half.
