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Sat, 2 Aug 2025, 16:52 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Agua Retorta, Povoação Municipality, Azores, Portugal.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, at 4:41 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Agua Retorta (pop. 490) located 123 km from the epicenter, and Senhora do Rosario (pop. 4,900) 124 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Jul 4, 08:09 pm (Universal Time)

3.2

5 km86 km (54 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 61 km northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal

Info

Jul 1, 02:31 am (Universal Time)

3.1

2.7 km77 km (48 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 71 km northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal

Info

Jun 16, 09:07 pm (Azores)

3.3

0 km132 km (82 mi) to the W Azores Islands, Portugal 3 reportsInfoJun 16, 08:55 pm (Azores)

3.7

0 km131 km (81 mi) to the W Azores Islands, Portugal 9 reportsInfoJun 15, 09:51 pm (Azores)

3.3

5 km135 km (84 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 26 km southeast of Ilha de Sao Miguel Island, Portugal 6 reportsInfoJun 13, 09:06 pm (GMT -1)

4.6

5 km84 km (52 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 63 km northeast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal 14 reportsInfoMar 11, 07:14 am (GMT -1)

5.3

10 km117 km (73 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 44 km southeast of Ilha de Sao Miguel Island, Portugal 130 reportsInfoDec 30, 2020 03:31 am (GMT -1)

4.6

10 km242 km (150 mi) to the W57 km WNW of Mosteiros, Portugal InfoJun 1, 2020 06:07 am (GMT -1)

4.6

10 km74 km (46 mi) to the W 61 km SE of Senhora Do Rosário, Portugal InfoJan 27, 2020 02:16 am (GMT -1)

4.8

10 km231 km (144 mi) to the W North Atlantic Ocean, 66 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal 9 reportsInfoDec 18, 2019 11:19 pm (GMT -1)

4.5

10 km87 km (54 mi) to the W54 km SE of Senhora Do Rosário, Portugal 2 reportsInfoApr 30,

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