Minor mag. 1.6 earthquake - Beja, 33 km north of Portimao, Faro, Portugal, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm (GMT +1) -
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Minor magnitude 1.6 earthquake at 14 km depth
21 May 14:51 UTC: First to report: IGN after 1 hour and 56 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 21, 2022 12:54:37 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 1:54 pm (GMT +1) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 1.6 |
| Depth | 14.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 37.4315°N / 8.5162°W  (Odemira Municipality, Beja, Portugal) |
| Antipode | 37.432°S / 171.484°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Monchique (Faro) (pop: 5,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) ESE of São Teotonio (pop: 4,940) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Odemira (pop: 5,830) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) N of Portimao (Faro) (pop: 38,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) NW of Faro (pop: 41,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SW of Beja (pop: 34,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 153 km (95 mi) SSE of Lissabon (pop: 517,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 107 joules (4.4 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 1.6 | 14 km | Portugal: NE MONCHIQUE.POR | IGN |
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