Information on the earthquake: moderate mag. Earthquake 4.5 – North Atlantic Ocean, 32 km west of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 7:10 a.m. (GMT +1)

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Medium magnitude earthquake 4.5 to 10 km deep

5 Sep 06:15 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 4 minutes.
Sep 5 6:15 AM: Now using EMSC data updates
Sep 5 6:55 AM: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.5. Depth of hypocenter recalculated from 5.0 to 10.0 km (3.1 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected 56 km (35 mi) towards SSE.

Updated Sun Sep 5, 2021, 06:21 AM

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes 64 km northwest of Funchal, Portugal in the morning

4.6 earthquake 5 Sep 7:10 am (GMT +1)

4.6 earthquake 5 Sep 7:10 am (GMT +1)

The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported a 4.6 magnitude earthquake in Portugal near Funchal, in the municipality of Funchal, Madeira, just 10 minutes ago. The earthquake struck on the morning of Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 7:10 a.m. local time at a very shallow depth of 5 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the quake could be revised in the coming hours or minutes, as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or when other agencies release their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Spanish Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) which also listed the earthquake at a magnitude of 4.6.
Based on preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused significant damage, but was likely felt by many as a slight vibration in the epicenter area.
Weak tremors could be felt in Porto Moniz (2,800 inhabitants) located 33 km from the epicenter, São Vicente (6,100 inhabitants) at 47 km, Ribeira Brava (5,900 inhabitants) at 55 km, Santana (8,800 inhabitants) 59 km, Câmara de Lobos (32,200 inhabitants) 62 km, Funchal (100,800 inhabitants) 64 km, São Martinho (26,500 inhabitants) 65 km, Caniço (23,400 inhabitants) 72 km and Machico ( population 12,600) at 73 km.
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Date and hour : 5 Sep 2021 06:10:44 UTC –
Local time at epicenter: Sunday September 5, 2021 7:10 am (GMT +1)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 10.0 km

Latitude / longitude of epicenter: 32.57 ° N / 17.25 ° W↗ (North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)
Antipode: 32.57 ° S / 162.75 ° E↗
Nearest volcano: Madeira (54 km / 34 mi)

Nearby towns and villages:
17 km (11 mi) SSO of Calheta (pop: 1,620) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
27 km (17 mi) WW of Camara de Lobos (pop: 32,200) -> See nearby earthquakes!
30 km (19 mi) OSO from São Martinho (Funchal) (pop: 26,500) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
32 km (20 mi) southwest of São Vicente (pop: 6,060) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
32 km (20 mi) WW of Funchal (pop: 100,800) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
34 km (21 mi) SSO of Porto Moniz (pop: 2,760) -> Watch the earthquakes nearby!
40 km (25 mi) OSO of Caniço (pop: 23,400) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
43 km (27 mi) southwest of Santana (pop: 8,800) -> See nearby earthquakes!
48 km (30 mi) WW of Machico (pop: 12,600) -> See nearby earthquakes!
463 km (288 mi) north of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Spain) (pop: 150,700) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
30 km (18 mi) southwest of Madeira Island (pop: 262,500) -> Observe the earthquakes nearby!
101 km (63 mi) southwest of Porto Santo Island (pop: 5,480) -> See nearby earthquakes!

Weather at the epicenter at the time of the earthquake:
Clear sky 21.3 ° C (70 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 6 m / s (11 kts) from SW

Main data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Center)

Estimated energy released: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tonnes of TNT) Find out more

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report the same earthquake and publish similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It normally takes up to a few hours for the seismic parameters to be calculated with near optimum accuracy.

Mag. Depth Site Source
4.5 30 km Portugal: ATL IGN
4.5 10 km ISLANDS OF MADEIRA, REGION OF PORTUGAL EMSC

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