5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern coast of Portugal

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck 7.7 kilometres southeast of the Portuguese capital in the early hours of Monday morning, Euronews reported. It was the worst quake to hit the country since 2009, leaving residents in the area shaken but unharmed.

The quake struck at 5:11 a.m. local time, with its epicentre in the high seas 58 kilometres (36 miles) west of the coastal town of Sines, at a depth of 21 kilometres. Euronews said the areas of Sines, Lisbon and Setúbal experienced the strongest tremors, although accounts on social media suggested the quake was felt as far away as Porto in Spain and as far away as Morocco. The quake was initially measured at 5.4 on the Richter scale by the American Geophysical Institute and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, but was later downgraded to 5.3 by the Portuguese Institute of Marine and Atmosphere (IPMA).

The head of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, Jose Miranda, told Euronews that officials had received many calls about the quake, but there were no reports of casualties or serious damage.

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Three more aftershocks have been felt so far, ANEPC authorities reported in a press briefing at 8:00 a.m. local time. First, a magnitude of 1.2, then 1.1, then 0.9. “If the aftershocks prove to be true again, we will issue new warnings,” explained Andre Fernandez, ANEPC commander.

Portugal, especially the southern region and the Azores, has a long history of seismic activity due to its location near the boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. The country experiences several minor earthquakes (less than 3.0 magnitude) each year and earthquakes of magnitudes between 3.0 and 5.0, although less common, still occur regularly. Portugal's worst earthquake, known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, shook the capital with an estimated magnitude of between 8.5 and 9.0 in 1755. At least 50,000 people were killed, including an estimated 10,000 in Morocco.

But Monday’s quake wasn’t quite as monstrous. Fernandez said the magnitude 5.3 quake wasn’t strong enough to raise tsunami concerns even though it came from the open ocean (warnings are issued at 6.0 or higher).

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