The Portuguese Continental Seismic Network recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 at 21:34 on 14 October, with the epicenter located in Spain.
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A magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred at 21:36 local time on Sunday, 1 November, with its epicenter near Doze Ribeiras. The tremor is part of the ongoing seismic-volcanic crisis on Terceira Island that began in June 2022 and was felt with varying intensities across several parishes in the municipalities of Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred on Monday 26 October at 19:28 local time, with an epicenter approximately 38 kilometers west of Ginetes. The event follows a 5.2 magnitude earthquake in the same area on 20 October, which caused no casualties or material damage.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake was recorded at 16:14 local time on Thursday 22 October, with its epicenter about 39 kilometers west of Ginetes in Ponta Delgada. CIVISA reported maximum intensity IV on the Modified Mercalli scale in Ponta Delgada and intensity III in Ribeira Grande, Vila Franca do Campo, and Praia da Vitória, following an earlier magnitude 5.2 event on Tuesday 20 October.