The Leader Newspaper Earthquake Lorca where there were 9 deaths The Region has seen 43 seismic movements so far this year. The Region’s lands tremble, although, for the most part, these vibrations are so faint that they generally go unnoticed. So far this year there have already been 43 seismic movements. The Community is located near the confluence of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates which is marked by three systems with active faults, the Betic, the Iberian and the Catalan coastal range. This means that more than 4.4 million Valencians live in municipalities with s...