Mag. 3.3 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 67 km southeast of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, on Monday, 3 December 2018 at 21:20 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 5 km depth
3 Dec 21:50 UTC: First to report: IVAR (AZO) after 29 minutes.
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Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.252°N / 26.639°W

Nearest volcano: Don Joao de Castro Bank (3 km / 2 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
60 km (37 mi) SE of Porto Martins (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SE of Angra do Heroismo (Angra do Heroísmo Municipality) (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) SE of Santa Barbara (pop: 1,270) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SE of Biscoitos (pop: 1,430) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (64 mi) NW of Ponta Delgada (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (68 mi) WNW of Lagoa (pop: 14,400) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) WNW of Vila Franca do Campo (pop: 5,040) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) WNW of Povoação (pop: 2,160) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) E of Madalena (pop: 6,140) --> See nearby quakes!
1523 km (946 mi) W of Lissabon (pop: 517,800) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) WNW of São Miguel Island (pop: 137,800) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SE of Terceira Island --> See nearby quakes!
149 km (93 mi) SE of Graciosa Island (pop: 4,780) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IVAR (AZO) (Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 109 joules (1.56 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.34 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 3.3 | 5 km | Banco D. Joao de Castro | IVAR (AZO) |
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