A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 147 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal (91 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude -29.5663 West, latitude 40.0182 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 04:15:05 / 4:15 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20003pal. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003pal. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/09/15 / 2015-09-26 06:15:05 / September 26, 2015 @ 6:15 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 147 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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