“So far, we have not found any human loss or material damage,” a Portuguese official said
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurred this morning in Portugal, without causing casualties or damage, as announced by the national meteorological service and relayed by Agence France-Presse.
The earthquake was recorded at 05:11 local time (07:11 Greek time) and its epicenter was located at sea, about 60 km west of the port city of Sines (south), the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said.
🚨🇵🇹 | #WATCH : Magnitude 5.1 Quake Strikes 74km SW of Setúbal and 7.7km SE of Lisbon, #Portugal .Reported#seismo #earthquake #earthquakeportugal https://t.co/oLcSwoX4UG pic.twitter.com/U2gEJSkL5m
— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors) August 26, 2024
The American seismological service USGS announced that it recorded a 5.4-magnitude earthquake at a depth of 17.5 kilometers in this area.
The Spanish National Geographic Institute (IGN) reported that the tremor was felt in many places in Spain, particularly in Huelva (south), and in Morocco.
Un #earthquake de magnitud 5.4 shook el sur de #Portugal y así sintió en vivo en los studios de #CNN Portugal. (.@cnnportugal).
El #seismo se ha sentido también en varios puntos de #Españaespecially en #Huelvay en #Marruecos.#Earthquake pic.twitter.com/QGdbiU2ASy
— 𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀 (@Mario_Moray) August 26, 2024
“Until now, we have not found any human loss or material damage,” the national commander of Portugal’s civil protection service, Andre Fernandez, said at a press conference early this morning.
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