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Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 278 km southwest of Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal, on Sunday, Dec 25, 2022 at 7:06 am (GMT -2) -

Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 Dec 09:25 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 18 minutes.
25 Dec 09:41: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 25, 2022 09:06:58 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Sunday, Dec 25, 2022 at 7:06 am (GMT -2)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.8
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.1366°N / 32.5855°W (North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal)
Antipode	37.137°S / 147.415°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	278 km (173 mi) SSW of Lajes das Flores (pop: 3,910) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 290 km (180 mi) SSW of Ponta Delgada (pop: 359) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 310 km (193 mi) SSW of Vila do Corvo (Corvo) (pop: 250) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 381 km (237 mi) WSW of Horta (pop: 6,570) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 389 km (242 mi) WSW of Madalena (pop: 6,140) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 406 km (252 mi) WSW of Lajes (pop: 4,710) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 406 km (252 mi) WSW of San Roque (pop: 3,710) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 421 km (261 mi) WSW of Velas (pop: 1,980) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 15.6°C (60 F), humidity: 57%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from N
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10¹² joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.8	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	USGS
4.8	5 km	Portugal: AZORES ISLANDS REGION	EMSC
4.8	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	RaspberryShake
4.6	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	GFZ
4.8	10 km	Portugal: Azores Islands Region	IRIS

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São Martinho, Funchal Municipality, Madeira (1509.2 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

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