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Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 18:16 | 8 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A very shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported in the early evening near Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake struck on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026, at 6:07 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 7. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the epicentral area. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Mosteiros (pop. 1,100), located 32 km from the epicenter; Relva (pop. 3,000), 47 km away; Arrifes (pop. 7,000), 47 km away; Arrifes (pop. 7,000), 47 km away; Sao Vicente (pop. 2,400), 47 km away; Ponta Delgada (pop. 20,100), 51 km away; Faja de Baixo (pop. 4,900), 52 km away; Rosto de Cao (pop.

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Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 18:07 | 21 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A shallow magnitude 2.3 earthquake was reported early in the morning near Odawara, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.
According to the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, the quake struck on Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 2:40 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because 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 the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Hakone (pop. 11,300), located 3 km from the epicenter. In Yugawara (pop. 23,400, 8 km away), Susono (pop. 51,200, 9 km away), Mishima (pop. 107,900, 12 km away), Gotemba (pop. 86,600, 14 km away), Odawara (pop. 188,900, 16 km away), Numazu (pop. 189,500, 16 km away), and Minamiashigara (pop. 40,800, 17 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

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Date & time: Oct 21, 2026 02:40

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