Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale were recorded today in the municipality of Velas, in São Jorge, in the Azores, revealed the Centre for Seismovolcanic Information and Surveillance of the Azores (CIVISA).
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In addition to a orange/red coastal warning, waves are expected to reach anything between 5 and 13 metres on the north coast of Madeira and Porto Santo, the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea has also issued a yellow weather warning for the north coast and mountainous regions of the Madeiran archipelago.
According to Vitor Prior of the Madeira delegation of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea, dust will affect the general atmosphere from Thursday.
Victor Prior, director of the Madeira Delegation of the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has advised that dust, which is currently being blown in from North Africa, will continue to affect the Madeiran archipelago until Thursday.
An earthquake measuring 2.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 3 am this morning off the north coast of Porto Santo.
Having sent offers of support to his Spanish counterpart, the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, assured the population that the La Palma volcanic eruption will not affect Madeira and Porto Santo.
An earthquake registering 2.5 on the Richter scale was reported last night at 21:49 by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA).
A minor earthquake registering 1.1, on the Richter scale, was recorded last night at 21:16, southwest of Ponta do Sol by the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA) has placed the south coast and mountainous regions of Madeira under a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms on Sunday the 12th of September.
We may only have big ones every 45 years or so, but this morning's earthquake had some people feeling that the earth had truly moved.
As of midday today, Madeira was placed under a yellow warning for both rain and heat.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), Madeira is on a very high UV radiation alert today.
With red weather warnings for heat and fire, its small wonder that the regions temperatures soared above 35 degrees by the beginning of this afternoon.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), has placed the mountainous regions of Madeira under a red extreme heat weather warning.
The Portuguese Institute of Atmosphere and Sea (IPMA), have confirmed that they have recorded two earthquakes in two days.