An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook southeast Spain on Saturday, causing minor damage but no injuries, officials said. The quake's epicenter was near the village of Bullas in Murcia province and the tremor was felt in a total of six provinces, the National Geographic Institute said. In Bullas the quake lasted 6 to 8 seconds and left a crack in the facade of a building, police chief Francisco Espin said. The quake was also felt in the provinces of Almeria, Jaen, Granada, Albacete and Ciudad Real, the institute said. Residents of the Lorca area of Murcia said the quake was powerful and people ran out into the street as the tremor knocked over furniture in their homes, the news agency Efe reported.
