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Earthquakes in Portugal: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Portugal, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events308
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30 days0
12 months14
LargestM 6.3
avg_depth10.4 km
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Portugal

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index28/100Normal
Current 30 days0
Historical monthly median0.0
Historical percentileP28
M5+ in 30 days0
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendaround the historical range
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Last 365 days14M4.5+ 14 · M6+ 0Max M 5.3
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d0
Monthly reference1.2
Relative activity×0.0
Historical maximumM 6.3

Recent earthquakes — Portugal

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Country activity: Portugal

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Portugal from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Santa Cruz das Flores111 USGS referencesLajes das Flores68 USGS referencesSanta Cruz da Graciosa26 USGS referencesPovoação23 USGS referencesSagres20 USGS referencesCastelo Branco19 USGS referencesSenhora do Rosário14 USGS referencesMosteiros3 USGS referencesPorto Martins2 USGS referencesFajã da Ovelha2 USGS referencesFuzeta2 USGS referencesSanta Bárbara1 USGS referencesCharneca de Caparica1 USGS referencesRibeirinha1 USGS referencesSines1 USGS referencesFonte Bastardo1 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.7127 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 18:16:39 UTCView event →
M 4.5114 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 17:33:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5116 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 13:47:16 UTCView event →
M 4.5131 km E of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 13:36:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8180 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 13:15:44 UTCView event →
M 5.3138 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-21 13:13:11 UTCView event →
M 4.5183 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-11 01:33:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5172 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-11 01:14:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5212 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2026-07-11 00:44:54 UTCView event →
M 4.633 km SW of Santa Bárbara, Portugal10.0 km2026-05-10 12:21:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5297 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-03-28 16:21:13 UTCView event →
M 4.6121 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-03-02 14:59:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1128 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2026-02-09 22:31:59 UTCView event →
M 4.549 km SE of Porto Martins, Portugal11.5 km2025-12-17 21:42:35 UTCView event →
M 5.2148 km SSE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2025-09-23 06:25:26 UTCView event →
M 4.6133 km W of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2025-09-20 12:30:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5139 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2025-08-07 12:25:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2125 km ESE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal10.0 km2025-08-02 16:41:25 UTCView event →
M 4.685 km SE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal10.0 km2025-05-31 00:18:12 UTCView event →
M 5.130 km SSE of Povoação, Portugal10.0 km2025-03-11 08:14:36 UTCView event →
M 4.81 km NE of Charneca de Caparica, Portugal10.0 km2025-02-17 13:24:04 UTCView event →
M 4.64 km NNW of Ribeirinha, Portugal10.0 km2025-01-19 17:51:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6260 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-11-18 15:00:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5270 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-10-26 15:23:13 UTCView event →
M 4.5197 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-10-05 14:03:09 UTCView event →
M 4.8180 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-10-05 12:08:13 UTCView event →
M 5.056 km W of Sines, Portugal6.6 km2024-08-26 04:11:37 UTCView event →
M 4.6126 km SE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-04-28 07:38:28 UTCView event →
M 4.7130 km S of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2024-04-23 15:43:19 UTCView event →
M 5.2136 km SSE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal17.6 km2024-04-23 15:40:05 UTCView event →
M 4.94 km W of Fonte Bastardo, Portugal10.0 km2024-01-14 08:19:55 UTCView event →
M 5.0122 km SE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal14.1 km2023-09-29 19:05:45 UTCView event →
M 4.516 km S of Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal10.0 km2023-09-25 16:47:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5133 km SSE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2023-01-03 20:20:31 UTCView event →
M 4.9196 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2023-01-02 21:37:26 UTCView event →
M 4.7198 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2023-01-02 07:10:12 UTCView event →
M 4.8276 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-12-25 09:06:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1265 km WNW of Fajã da Ovelha, Portugal10.0 km2022-12-17 12:44:15 UTCView event →
M 4.8294 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-11-29 07:42:40 UTCView event →
M 5.9275 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-11-28 02:51:23 UTCView event →
M 4.5203 km WSW of Sagres, Portugal10.0 km2022-09-19 16:30:47 UTCView event →
M 4.7216 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-09-19 07:18:38 UTCView event →
M 4.6199 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-08-23 14:49:11 UTCView event →
M 4.6134 km S of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2022-03-15 20:26:15 UTCView event →
M 4.7211 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2022-03-06 02:26:13 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km ESE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal10.0 km2022-02-25 17:21:46 UTCView event →
M 4.9Madeira Islands, Portugal region11.7 km2022-02-16 04:32:38 UTCView event →
M 5.0198 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2021-12-31 00:58:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6191 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2021-11-14 23:50:14 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2021-11-07 18:16:40 UTCView event →
M 4.8273 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2021-07-24 03:59:55 UTCView event →
M 4.5254 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2021-07-17 01:25:52 UTCView event →
M 5.469 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2021-01-11 12:47:01 UTCView event →
M 4.657 km WNW of Mosteiros, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-30 04:31:48 UTCView event →
M 4.649 km SE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:50:50 UTCView event →
M 4.589 km ESE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:45:26 UTCView event →
M 4.680 km ESE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:38:23 UTCView event →
M 4.588 km ESE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:35:33 UTCView event →
M 4.6110 km SE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:30:09 UTCView event →
M 4.693 km ESE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-18 21:23:24 UTCView event →
M 4.5209 km S of Sagres, Portugal10.0 km2020-12-08 16:35:41 UTCView event →
M 4.9202 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-10-05 01:27:07 UTCView event →
M 4.9263 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-09-28 13:21:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5273 km NNE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-09-28 13:04:03 UTCView event →
M 4.9262 km NNE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-09-28 12:30:31 UTCView event →
M 4.9274 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-09-28 12:26:50 UTCView event →
M 4.5135 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-07-23 11:59:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6195 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-06-17 12:29:23 UTCView event →
M 4.661 km SE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal10.0 km2020-06-01 07:07:34 UTCView event →
M 4.5138 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-03-15 06:02:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5137 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2020-03-15 04:08:36 UTCView event →
M 4.9189 km S of Lajes das Flores, Portugal11.0 km2020-03-08 20:58:59 UTCView event →
M 5.327 km S of Caniço, Portugal4.7 km2020-03-07 20:58:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6154 km SSE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal15.0 km2020-02-21 18:11:19 UTCView event →
M 4.7120 km SE of Povoação, Portugal10.0 km2020-01-31 10:31:22 UTCView event →
M 4.838 km W of Mosteiros, Portugal10.0 km2020-01-27 03:16:33 UTCView event →
M 4.7109 km E of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-28 05:22:21 UTCView event →
M 4.8119 km E of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-25 13:00:18 UTCView event →
M 4.590 km ESE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-24 20:03:11 UTCView event →
M 4.554 km SE of Senhora do Rosário, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-19 00:19:23 UTCView event →
M 4.830 km W of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-18 09:51:17 UTCView event →
M 4.819 km WSW of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2019-12-13 07:47:06 UTCView event →
M 4.931 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2019-11-24 15:43:53 UTCView event →
M 4.652 km WSW of Castelo Branco, Portugal10.0 km2019-11-05 07:22:41 UTCView event →
M 4.6213 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-07-08 00:39:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6189 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2019-06-19 17:09:27 UTCView event →
M 4.6188 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-05-01 21:50:53 UTCView event →
M 4.5162 km S of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-04-21 12:24:13 UTCView event →
M 4.860 km SE of Povoação, Portugal10.0 km2019-04-06 07:54:36 UTCView event →
M 4.5274 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2019-02-16 18:26:18 UTCView event →
M 5.3266 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-02-16 06:45:55 UTCView event →
M 4.9256 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-02-16 05:56:12 UTCView event →
M 4.5247 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-02-16 05:31:49 UTCView event →
M 5.0272 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2019-01-22 06:41:09 UTCView event →
M 4.9282 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-10-20 00:31:14 UTCView event →
M 4.7274 km SSW of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-09-05 23:20:23 UTCView event →
M 4.8132 km NW of Peniche, Portugal10.0 km2018-09-04 06:12:55 UTCView event →
M 4.7188 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 21:37:46 UTCView event →
M 4.8203 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 18:35:05 UTCView event →
M 5.1205 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 18:34:12 UTCView event →
M 4.6163 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 17:13:33 UTCView event →
M 4.9205 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 16:56:25 UTCView event →
M 4.8163 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 16:55:21 UTCView event →
M 5.1190 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2018-04-14 16:53:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9243 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-03-28 00:58:04 UTCView event →
M 4.9147 km SSE of Lajes das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2018-01-01 09:24:58 UTCView event →
M 4.7134 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-30 14:22:20 UTCView event →
M 5.3139 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-30 14:20:05 UTCView event →
M 5.0158 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-30 14:19:14 UTCView event →
M 4.6147 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-30 14:09:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6240 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-18 19:24:20 UTCView event →
M 4.6265 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-10 06:46:00 UTCView event →
M 5.0276 km NNE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-08-10 04:28:03 UTCView event →
M 4.7200 km NNW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2017-05-19 01:54:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3134 km ENE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-03-29 06:35:16 UTCView event →
M 5.4142 km E of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2017-03-29 06:29:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km WNW of Castelo Branco, Portugal13.0 km2017-03-01 17:10:51 UTCView event →
M 5.2212 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2016-10-01 13:17:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6198 km NW of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal10.0 km2016-10-01 12:01:00 UTCView event →
M 4.6174 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal10.0 km2016-10-01 10:30:09 UTCView event →
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