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M2.3 Earthquake near PORTUGAL (Portugal)

UTC time: 2025-07-28 00:22:40 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 28, 2025 at 00:22 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near PORTUGAL (Portugal). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 4 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
8f2f2522e3d6697d69b80ead394cd20cb0db1ccf
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
4.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-28 00:22:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Portugal
City
Ponte de Lima
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.69180, -8.58930
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4 km
Shallow
4 km
4 km — close to the regional average (6.1 km)
Regional average: 6.1 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

3felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Jul 29, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Francisco de Sá Carneiro AirportPortugal · OPO · LPPR
    49.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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Context for this earthquake

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 222 Catalogue entries

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