International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 255901
Event time 2020-09-03 07:41:53 (UTC)
Local time 2020-09-03 06:41:53 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2020-09-03 08:37:00 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 10 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Europe
Country Portugal
Administration area Lisbon
Nearest settlement Cabo da Roca
Distance 249 km
Course W
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Atlantic
Water surface name North Atlantic Ocean

Overview map
Red circle 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 50 km

Population map
Red circle 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 50 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known marine port nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.