Mag. 2.1 earthquake - 11 km SW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal, on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 at 18:41 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 0 km depth
27 Oct 18:48 UTC: First to report: IVAR (AZO) after 6 minutes.
30 Oct 02:27: Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (1 mi) towards SW.
30 Oct 02:27: Epicenter location corrected by 1.5 km (1 mi) towards SW.
Magnitude: 2.1
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.016°N / 28.097°W
(North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)Nearest volcano: Graciosa (10 km / 6 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) SW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa (Azores) (pop: 1,780) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) NE of Madalena (Azores) (pop: 6,140) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (46 mi) WNW of Santa Barbara (Azores) (pop: 1,270) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) NE of Ribeira Grande (Castelo Branco, Açores) (pop: 5,200) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) WNW of Biscoitos (Azores) (pop: 1,430) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) WNW of Angra do Heroismo (Angra do Heroísmo Municipality, Azores) (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) WNW of Praia da Vitoria (Praia da Vitória, Azores) (pop: 6,060) --> See nearby quakes!
1640 km (1019 mi) W of Lissabon (Lisbon) (pop: 517,800) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) WSW of Graciosa Island (pop: 4,780) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) NE of Faial Island (pop: 14,900) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
17.5°C (63 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: IVAR (AZO) (Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos)
Overcast Clouds
17.5°C (63 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from NNWEstimated released energy: 8.9 x 107 joules (24.8 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.1 | km | SW Vitoria (Graciosa), Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
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At magnitude 2.1, this quake was probably too small to be felt by humans, but it could be recorded instrumentally.
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Mag. 2.1 earthquake - 11 km SW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal, on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 at 18:41 (GMT)
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