A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Mosteiros in Portugal. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:48:18 / 9:48 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/03/25 / 2025-03-25 21:48:18 / March 25, 2025 @ 9:48 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -26.5416 West, latitude 38.0728 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pmqw. Event ids that are associated: us7000pmqw.
Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Ponta Delgada (c. 20 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Angra do Heroísmo (c. 12 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Rosto de Cão (c. 7 900 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Rabo de Peixe (c. 7 700 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Arrifes (c. 7 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Praia da Vitória (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabo de Peixe, Angra do Heroísmo, Praia da Vitória. Country/countries that might be effected, Portugal (c. 10 676 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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