Mar 17, 2023

March 17, 2023 An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale was felt this Friday in the municipalities of Albufeira and Loulé, in the district of Faro, without causing personal or material damage, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). In a statement, the IPMA said that the earthquake had its epicenter about 4 kilometers northeast of Albufeira and was recorded at 03:35 at the stations of the Mainland Seismic Network. This shock was felt with maximum intensity IV/V (modified Mercalli scale) in the municipalities of Albufeira and Loulé (Faro). It was even felt with less intensity in the municipalities of Faro, Lagoa, Portimão and Silves (Faro). 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 (greater than 10). The maximum intensity IV (moderate) and V (strong) of the modified Mercalli scale means that the vibration is similar to that caused by passing vehicles, parked cars sway, windows and doors shake and is felt outside the home. *The article has been translated based on the content of Correio da Manhã by www.cmjornal.pt . If there is any problem regarding the content, copyright, please leave a report below the article. We will try to process as quickly as possible to protect the rights of the author. Thank you very much! *We just want readers to access information more quickly and easily with other multilingual content, instead of information only available in a certain language. *We always respect the copyright of the content of the author and always include the original link of the source article.If the author disagrees, just leave the report below the article, the article will be edited or deleted at the request of the author. Thanks very much! Best regards! Report Content