Earthquake shakes central and eastern Spain

Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:58AM BST

MADRID (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook central Spain on Sunday and was felt from Madrid to the southern and eastern coasts, the National Geographic Centre said.

The quake struck near Ciudad Real, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Madrid, at 8:47 a.m. British time. No damage was immediately reported.

"We live close to Ciudad Real and we felt it really strongly," one caller told Cadena SER radio. "This noise came up from beneath us and rumbled away under our feet."

Residents of Madrid said they were woken by the quake.

Ya, I missed this one. Although me and my visiting friend Belinda did wake up and start our day (El Rastro) shortly after. Our friend Tony felt it as his place just a few minutes away.