The 1522 Almería earthquake ( es, link=no, Terremoto de Almería de 1522) was a major seismic event estimated to be 6.8–7.0 that occurred on September 22. The epicenter was in the capital of Almeria in the Andarax Valley, near

Alhama de Almería Alhama de Almería is a municipality of Almería province, in Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It ...

. It had a maximum felt intensity of X–XI (''Extreme''), and killed about 2,500 people, making it the most destructive earthquake in Spanish history. The city of

Almería Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...

was destroyed, and there was serious destruction in 80 other towns. In

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

large cracks was observed in various walls and towers. Some damage also occurred at the

Alhambra The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...

, more than 100 kilometers away from the epicenter.

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