A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Povoação in Portugal on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude -25.0769 West, latitude 37.5565 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 08:14:36 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000py3k. Unique identifier: us6000py3k. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/03/25 / 2025-03-11 08:14:36 / March 11, 2025 @ 8:14 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (34 miles) from Ponta Delgada (c. 20 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Rosto de Cão (c. 7 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Rabo de Peixe (c. 7 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Arrifes (c. 7 000 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Vila Franca do Campo (c. 5 000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Portugal (c. 10 676 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arrifes, Ponta Delgada, Rosto de Cão.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 26 km SE of Povoação, Portugal.
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