Azores islands affected by consecutive earthquakes

The earthquakes caused no casualties or material damage, according to the Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service of the Azores (SRPCBA).

The SRPCBA said in a statement issued at 7:37 pm local time (one hour later in Lisbon) that "there is, so far, no record of casualties or material damage associated with this event".

The earthquake was felt at 6:07 pm local time (7:07 pm in Lisbon) and had its epicentre about 40 kilometres west of Ginetes, in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA).

The SRPCBA adds that it is monitoring the situation, "in coordination with civil protection agents and other competent entities" and appeals for "calm from the population".

In addition to recommending monitoring the information released by official bodies, he recalls the importance of adopting self-protection measures in case of an earthquake, available for consultation on the SRPCBA portal, at https://www.prociv.azores.gov.pt/sensibilizacao/medidas-de-autoprotecao-informacao/

The Azores Seismic and Volcanic Information and Surveillance Centre (CIVISA) said in a statement that the tremor (to which it attributed a magnitude of 5.1) "was felt with a maximum intensity of V/VI (Modified Mercalli scale) in the municipality of Ponta Delgada", on the island of São Miguel.

Earthquake felt in São Miguel

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale is believed to have shaken the earth on 21 October and was felt in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, after two more intense earthquakes recorded on 20 October, CIVISA reported.