Earthquakes of Lorca of 2005 and 2011 Curiosity · Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia Image of Lorca, not of the place itself. The pedanías of La Paca and Zarzadilla de Totana were hit by the earthquake of January 2005, and in May 2011 a magnitude 5.2 quake with its epicentre in the pedanía of La Hoya caused serious damage in the historic centre of Lorca. Photo: Cunifoto (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Lorca