The constant nudging of the African continent toward Europe in a sort of geological âkissâ is the driving force behind earthquakes in the south of the Iberian peninsula. But fuelling the recent telluric movement in Granada â which has seen a number of tremors since January 23 â as well as other shocks registered in Spainâs southern province are the multiple faults that exacerbate tremors that are geologically considered to be low intensity. Together, these factors put more than 14 million Spaniards at risk, something that history confirms; earthquake records over the last 1,000 years show a map of high-risk levels around the edges of the continental plates, the east coast and the Pyrenees.