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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us7000n9fh
USGS us7000n9fh

26 Aug 2024, 05:11

56 km W of Sines, Portugal

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 6.6 km depth.

Depth6.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated5 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km W of Sines, Portugal?

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38.022200, -9.504700

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M 6

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000n9fh
Coordinates
38.0222, -9.5047
Network
us
Significance
875