Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 75 km southeast of Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal, on Monday, 30 Nov 2020 5:55 am (GMT -1) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 0 km depth
30 Nov 07:39 UTC: First to report: IVAR (AZO) after 43 minutes.
30 Nov 07:49: Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards NNE.
30 Nov 10:10: Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards NNE.
30 Nov 07:49: Epicenter location corrected by 4.6 km (2.8 mi) towards NNE.
30 Nov 10:10: Epicenter location corrected by 4.8 km (3 mi) towards NNE.
Date & time: 30 Nov 2020 06:55:37 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 30 Nov 2020 5:55 am (GMT -1)
Magnitude: 2.9
Depth: 0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.2°N / 26.579°W
(North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)Nearest volcano: Don Joao de Castro Bank (8 km / 5 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
68 km (42 mi) SE of Porto Martins (pop: 1000) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) SE of Angra do Heroismo (Angra do Heroísmo Municipality) (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) SE of Santa Barbara (pop: 1,270) --> See nearby quakes!
87 km (54 mi) SE of Biscoitos (pop: 1,430) --> See nearby quakes!
95 km (59 mi) WNW of Ponta Delgada (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) WNW of Lagoa (pop: 14,400) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) WNW of Vila Franca do Campo (pop: 5,040) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) WNW of Furnas (pop: 1,600) --> See nearby quakes!
132 km (82 mi) WNW of Senhora do Rosario (pop: 4,940) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) E of Lajes (pop: 4,710) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) WNW of São Miguel Island (pop: 137,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain
16.6°C (62 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 14 m/s (27 kts) from NNE
Primary data source: IVAR (AZO) (Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos)Light Rain
16.6°C (62 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 14 m/s (27 kts) from NNEEstimated released energy: 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.9 | km | Banco D. Joao De Castro, Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.9 | km | Banco D. Joao De Castro, Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.9 | km | Banco D. Joao De Castro, Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
| M 2.9 | km | Banco D. Joao De Castro, Portugal | IVAR (AZO) |
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