Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Portugal on Thursday, August 16, 1956 at 02:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lagos (Portugal - PT), about 42.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -8.561 and latitude 36.734.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.734, -8.561
UTC time	1956-08-16 02:09:39.850

Location	Portimão
Country	Portugal (PT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lagos	42.2 km
Portimão	45.1 km
Faro	64.7 km
Olhão	72.0 km
Beja	155.4 km
Huelva	155.8 km
Sesimbra	196.3 km
Rota	196.9 km
Sanlúcar de Barrameda	197.1 km
Setúbal	201.4 km
Cadiz	204.3 km
El Puerto de Santa María	208.5 km

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