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Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 275 km southwest of Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal, on Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 12:51 am (GMT -2) -

Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

28 Nov 02:58 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
28 Nov 02:59: Epicenter location corrected by 21 km (13 mi) towards W.
28 Nov 03:10: Now using data updates from USGS
28 Nov 03:24: Epicenter location corrected by 2.1 km (1.3 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 28, 2022 02:51:23 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Nov 28, 2022 at 12:51 am (GMT -2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.9
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.0984°N / 32.3973°W (North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)
Antipode	37.098°S / 147.603°E
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	275 km (171 mi) SSW of Lajes das Flores (pop: 3,910) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 368 km (229 mi) WSW of Horta (pop: 6,570) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 376 km (234 mi) WSW of Madalena (pop: 6,140) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 392 km (244 mi) WSW of Lajes (pop: 4,710) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 392 km (244 mi) WSW of San Roque (pop: 3,710) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 408 km (253 mi) WSW of Velas (pop: 1,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 419 km (261 mi) WSW of Calheta (pop: 3,770) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 443 km (275 mi) WSW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa (pop: 1,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 281 km (175 mi) SSW of Flores Island (pop: 3,910) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 364 km (226 mi) WSW of Faial Island (pop: 14,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Light Rain 20.7°C (69 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 15 m/s (30 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10¹³ joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.9	10 km	274 Km SSW of Lajes Das Flores, Portugal	USGS
5.9	10 km	Portugal: AZORES ISLANDS REGION	EMSC
5.4	10 km	Portugal: Near Lisbon	RENASS
5.9	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	RaspberryShake
5.8	10.2 km	Portugal [Sea]	INGV
5.8	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	GFZ
5.9	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	IRIS
5.9	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	GeoAu

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near Madalena, Azores (376.4 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I felt light shaking | One user found this interesting.

Capelo / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I woke up, my dog was awake and nervous, the ducks in the enclosure were suddenly very restless and active. (reported through our app)

Wolvega (3434.7 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Nothing felt.

Vecindario, Las Palmas, Canary Islands (1889 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : I dont feel anything. Everything is OK. (reported through our app)

São Martinho, Funchal Municipality, Madeira (1492 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : It is Lajes not Lagens.

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 25, 2022 09:06 14 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	North Atlantic Ocean, 278 km SW of Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal	More
Nov 29, 2022 07:42 17 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	North Atlantic Ocean, 285 km SW of Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal	More

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