A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck the Spanish Basque Country.

An earthquake struck near Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, Spain, in the early hours of Monday morning at 12:10 AM local time. The earthquake, recorded by the Spanish National Geographic Institute, was initially assessed at a magnitude of 3.7 (edit: the earthquake is now assessed at 3.6) according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, which located the epicenter 9 km west-southwest of Vitoria-Gasteiz. These earthquake parameters will likely be adjusted after further analysis of the event. The 257,000 residents of Vitoria-Gasteiz clearly felt the tremor, but at the time of writing, it is unknown whether there is any damage or casualties. One resident of Vitoria-Gasteiz described a very short tremor, felt more like an explosion than an earthquake. Residents of Bilbao, located less than 50 kilometers away, also felt the earthquake. One Bilbao resident reported a sofa moving; he thought it was his wife, and she thought it was him. Earthquakes rarely occur in isolation, and further seismic activity is possible—even probable—in the coming hours and days. This phenomenon serves as a reminder that the Pyrenees remain a highly active area, with earthquakes occurring regularly along the entire mountain range.