Light mag. 3.9 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 67 km southeast of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, on Monday, 22 Feb 2021 10:40 pm (GMT +0) -

Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 31 km depth

22 Feb 22:44 UTC: First to report: IGN after 3 minutes.
22 Feb 23:23: Magnitude recalculated from 4.5 to 3.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 31.0 km (from 6.2 to 19.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 179 km (111 mi) towards SSE.

Update Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 22:48

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 112 km northwest of Funchal, Portugal

4.5 quake 22 Feb 10:41 pm (GMT +0)

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Funchal, Funchal Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, was reported only 7 minutes ago by Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter late at night on Monday 22 February 2021 at 10:41 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Porto Moniz (pop. 2,800) located 85 km from the epicenter, São Vicente (pop. 6,100) 95 km away, Santana (pop. 8,800) 100 km away, and Funchal (pop. 100,800) 112 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 22 Feb 2021 22:40:50 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 22 Feb 2021 10:40 pm (GMT +0)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 32.1207°N / 16.6113°W

(North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)
Nearest volcano: Madeira (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
63 km (39 mi) SSE of Caniço (pop: 23,400) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) SSE of São Martinho (Funchal) (pop: 26,500) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SSE of Funchal (pop: 100,800) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SSE of Machico (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SSE of Câmara de Lobos (pop: 32,200) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SE of Ponta do Sol (pop: 4,240) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SSE of Santana (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) SSE of São Vicente (pop: 6,060) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSE of Porto Moniz (pop: 2,760) --> See nearby quakes!
998 km (620 mi) SW of Lisboa (pop: 517,800) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SSE of Madeira Island (pop: 262,500) --> See nearby quakes!
109 km (67 mi) SSW of Porto Santo Island (pop: 5,480) --> See nearby quakes!

Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds

18.2°C (65 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SW

Primary data source: IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 10¹⁰ joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Magnitude	Depth	Location	Source
M 3.9	31 km	ATL, Portugal	IGN
M 4.5	40 km	MADEIRA ISLANDS, PORTUGAL REGION	EMSC

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Depth
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07 Mar 2020 20:58
| 5.3 |
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| 5.3 |
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8 years ago
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unknown
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