Two earthquakes of magnitude 4 recorded on islands in Portugal

Portuguese authorities reported on Monday that two earthquakes of four degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale occurred on the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, in the Azores archipelago, although no loss of life or material damage was reported. READ ALSO: Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shakes the Ayacucho region in Peru The first earthquake occurred around 16:44 (local time, same time GMT), according to the Azores Seismovolcanic Information a…

According to a source from the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service, there was no record of damage.

Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 2 and 2.4 on the Richter scale were felt on Terceira Island, increasing the number of events experienced today in the archipelago to four, according to the Azores Seismovolcanic Surveillance and Information Center (CIVISA). At 16:53 local time (17:53 in Lisbon) an earthquake with a magnitude of 2 on the Richter scale was recorded and its epicenter about 2 kilometers east-northwest of the Twelve Ribeiras and at…

There are reports that the two earthquakes above magnitude 4 were felt in the western area of Terceira, in Angra do Heroismo and in the eastern zone.