February 2, 1999 Earthquake: Mula, Puebla DE Mula, Spain

Name: February 2, 1999 Earthquake: Mula, Puebla DE Mula, Spain
Start: 1999-02-02
Location: Mula, Puebla DE Mula, Spain

February 2, 1999 · M4.8 · $44 million

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Mula, Puebla DE Mula, Spain on February 2, 1999 at 13:45:16 UTC, 10 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: February 2, 1999
Time: 13:45:16 UTC
Place: Mula, Puebla DE Mula, Spain
Magnitude: 4.8 (mb)
Focal depth: 10 km (6 mi)
Intensity: 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 38.193° N, 1.566° W
Country: Spain

The toll

Injuries: 20
Damage: $44 million
Houses damaged: Many (101 to 1,000)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Twenty people injured in the Mula area. Buildings damaged (VII) at Mula and Puebla de Mula. Felt (VI) in the Archena-Bullas area; (V) in the Alhama de Murcia-Molina de Segura-Murcia area and at Abaran, Albatana, Cehegin, Cieza, Elche and Hornos; (IV) at Abanilla, Albacete, Alcoy, Alicante, Fortuna, Moratalla, Orihuela and San Pedro del Pinatar; (III) at Requena, Segorbe, Torrevieja, Ubeda and Xativa. Felt in Albacete, Alicante, Almeria, Castellon, Cuenca, Madrid, Murcia and Valencia Provinces. Felt as far as Valladolid. Landslides temporarily closed Highway C-415 in the Alcantarilla-Mula area. (reference #1053)

20 injured, $44.004 million damage. (reference #1250)

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5515.