Earthquake hits the Costa Blanca with epicentre in Benitachell as residents hear ‘loud bangs’ and thought ‘lorry had hit the house’

AN EARTHQUAKE has hit the Costa Blanca at 10pm this evening (Wednesday) with residents near Benitachell recording ‘loud bangs’ and feeling their ‘houses shake’. The quake registered 2.8 on the Richter scale, according to Spain’s National Geographic Institute. The epicentre was recorded 5km beneath Benitachell, with towns as far as Denia and Benissa feeling the […]