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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake felt on São Miguel and Terceira islands
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.
Why it matters
If you live on São Miguel or Terceira, you may have felt shaking from this 4.3 tremor and its ongoing aftershocks, though no damage or injuries have been reported.ObservadorRead original ↗
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