An earthquake registering 1.1 on the Richter scale was reported this morning, off the southwest coast of Ribeira Brava. The quake was recorded by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) at 01:17. The coordinates of the seismic event are 32.470° North latitude and 17.116° West longitude. The quake had…
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Two low-magnitude earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Porto Santo during the early hours of Monday, August the 3rd, according to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). The first tremor occurred at 01.46 and measured 0.8 on the Richter scale. Its epicentre was located northwest of Porto…
An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale was recorded off the coast of Madeira at 21:33 last night, according to a statement issued by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). So far, there have been no reports of the tremor being felt by the population, and no…
An earthquake registering 2.9 on the Richter scale was recorded northwest of the island of Porto Santo. According to data provided by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the quake occurred at a depth of 10 km at 05:24 this morning. Given its distance, depth and intensity, it…
João Nélio arrived in Venezuela on the 15th of June. It was his first visit to the country, a journey to see his daughter, explore the area, and experience a different way of life. However, his trip took an unexpected turn when he experienced what he describes as “the biggest…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) registered two earthquakes in the early hours of this morning. According to information provided by IPMA, the first quake, which was shallow, occurred at 04:48, registering 1.8 on the Richter scale, off the southwest coast of Ponta do Sol. The second earthquake,…
A mini 1.0 magnitude earthquake was registered at 01:58 off the south coast of Câmara de Lobos on Thursday morning. A further two earthquakes were registered by IPMA seismographs yesterday, the 16th of January, within 20 minutes of each other. Both quakes were classed as microtremors. The first was a…
A 2.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 05:14 yesterday morning (Monday) off the southwest coast of the Desertas. According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), the quake had a depth of 43 km and would not have been felt. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com. Views: 1
Two earthquakes were recorded yesterday, Saturday the 6th. Both were located to the north of the region. The first earthquake was recorded at 09:43, northeast of Porto Moniz, with a magnitude of 1.7 on the Richter scale. The second occurred at 11:05 am, northeast of São Vicente, registering 1.6. Samantha…
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) recorded this morning (29th of November), a 1.9 magnitude earthquake off the southwest coast of the Desertas Islands. The quake occurred at 10:09 and had a depth of approximately 12 kilometers. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 2
Two tremors were felt in the Madeira-Tore zone, a bifurcation that connects the mainland, Madeira, and the Azores. This is an area of high seismicity activity, and both earthquakes were recorded by seismographs at the Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA). According to the IPMA, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake was…
Yesterday at 05:26, seismographs from the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) detected a 2.0 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Porto Santo. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 1
An earthquake registering 4.0 on the Richter Scale was recorded last night at 23:19 off the East-Northeast coast of Deserta Grande (Desertas). According to the IPMA, the earthquake was felt more on the east of the island, with reports indicating that it was felt in Caniçal, Machico, Santa Cruz, Caniço,…
The seismographs of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), yesterday detected a 2.6 magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Madeira at 16:19. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. Samantha gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 2
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), recorded a 2.1 magnitude earthquake off the southeast coast of the Desertas at 07:48 this morning. Samantha Gannon info at madeira-weekly.com Views: 0