An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 3pm today with an epicentre located about 190 kilometers south-southwest of Cape St. Vincent.
The tremor was reported by concerned citizens in Portimão, Quarteira and Loulé.
The earthquake was recorded on the seabed off Morocco at a point to the west of the Straits of Gibraltar and south-southwest of Cape St. Vicente at a depth of 19 kilometers deep.
According to the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere, the earthquake did not cause injury or damage despite its force being intensity III on the Mercalli scale, as recorded in various places along the Algarve coast, particularly in Lagos, Albufeira and Faro.
This is the second sizeable earthquake in 4 days as last Saturday the 19th of October an earthquake registering 4.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in the western Algarve.
