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No damage was reported, but the tremor was felt widely across the Castilla-La Mancha town, about 50 kilometres from Guadalajara city.
According to the National Geographical Institute (IGN), the quake was 11 kilometres underground, meaning it would not have created a great impact, and was recorded at exactly 05.28 this morning.
Residents were, however, very worried about the fact that their town is due to house a nuclear storage plant in the near future, since they fear another quake could lead to a disaster once the plant is in situ.
But mayor Juan Pedro Sánchez says he will still go ahead with the plans, because plants of this nature are built to withstand earthquakes of 'four times the magnitude' of the one registered today.
Locals described the sensation of the quake as 'like heavy plant being driven down the street'.
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