AN EARTHQUAKE reaching 3.3 on the Richter scale shook the central provinces of Ciudad Real and Albacete at 09.15 this morning, the National Geographical Institute has just confirmed.
The epicentre of the tremor was in the town of Tomelloso, in Ciudad Real, but was felt as far afield as Ossa de Montiel in Albacete.
Residents in Ruidera and Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real) also felt the quake, but as it was 12 kilometres underground, the sensation was very minor.
Emergency services say they did not receive any calls.
A MAN declared dead at his home in the province of Tarragona was on his way to the funeral parlour when he turned out to be alive, according to police sources.
A NEW child protection law named after a British musician living in Spain has been approved in Congress and is set to be signed off by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, June 8.
