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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake recorded in the Azores Islands
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has been reported in the Azores Islands region of Portugal. The event was documented by a seismic monitoring source. It is not yet reported whether there has been any damage or casualties associated with the tremor.
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WherePortugal
39.510, -9.295 ±400 km
First reported5 days ago
Published2026-10-20 18:42 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.1 earthquake recorded in the Azores Islands. 2026-10-20T18:42:09.963Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6665. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-20/m-5-1-azores-islands-portugal-aeba0a8f
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