A TERRIFYING earthquake has shaken parts of Spain, with tourists and locals left terrified from the tremors.
Residents and Brits staying in Torrevieja describe being “almost thrown out of bed” when the tremors hit after midnight.
A British ex-pat living in the Los Balcones resort described his experience of waking up to the terrifying quake.
He said on social media: “‘It was something else. The whole house was shaking. I couldn’t go back to sleep as I thought there was more to come.
“This was the strongest and loudest I’ve experienced yet.”
Meanwhile another person residing in the area told the Spanish Eye that the tremor was the “strongest quake I have ever felt in my life”.
The epicentre was a mere five kilometres from the popular tourist destination and was registered at a magnitude of 3, according to the Instituto Geografico Nacional.
Various quakes were also registered off the coast of Barcelona, just north of the Balearic islands, shortly after.
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