The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) have reported that an earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was felt this Sunday, February 18th, in some municipalities in the Algarve in the late afternoon.
The epicenter was located around 40 kilometres southwest of Faro at 6:16 pm in the Algarve, and was felt in the municipalities of Faro, Lagoa and Loulé. Did anyone feel it?
“This earthquake, according to the information available so far, did not cause any personal or material damage”, reads the statement, released at 7:15 pm by the IPMA.
According to the Richter scale, earthquakes are classified according to their magnitude as micro (less than 2.0), very small (2.0-2.9), small (3.0-3.9), slight (4.0-4.9), moderate (5.0-5.9), strong (6.0-6.9), large (7.0-7.9), important (8.0-8 .9), exceptional (9.0-9.9) and extreme (when greater than 10).
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