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M4.6 Earthquake near 4 km NNW of Ribeirinha, Portugal

UTC time: 2025-01-19 17:51:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

4 km NNW of Ribeirinha, Portugal

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 4 km NNW of Ribeirinha, Portugal on January 19, 2025 at 17:51 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
b5028e0d9b30e09c91beda2a4f01e6aede9df2da
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-19 17:51:30 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
38.70000, -27.20520

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Terceira
    Distance: 11 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'023 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Portugal
  • Don Joao de Castro Bank
    Distance: 72 km ·Shield ·Elevation: -13 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Portugal
  • Graciosa
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Last eruption: -1950 ·Portugal
  • Sao Jorge
    Distance: 76 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: 1'053 m ·Last eruption: 1902 ·Portugal
  • Pico
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'351 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Portugal
  • Fayal
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'041 m ·Last eruption: 1958 ·Portugal

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Lajes AirportPortugal · TER · LPLA
    12.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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