A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 273 km NNE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal (170 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 11:01:26 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nre4. Event ids that are associated: us7000nre4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/24 / 2024-10-24 11:01:26 / October 24, 2024 @ 11:01 am. Exact location, longitude -29.3967° West, latitude 41.5358° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 273 km NNE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal.
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