Earthquake details

Friday, February 28, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Portugal on Friday, February 28, 1969 at 04:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lagos (Portugal - PT), about 195.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -10.540 and latitude 36.181.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	36.181, -10.540
UTC time	1969-02-28 04:25:35.570

Location	Lagos
Country	Portugal (PT)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lagos	195.7 km
Portimão	208.2 km
Faro	251.4 km
Olhão	259.0 km
Sesimbra	282.3 km
Charneca de Caparica	296.5 km
Cascais	297.0 km
Setúbal	299.0 km
Oeiras	299.8 km
São Domingos de Rana	300.0 km
Corroios	300.0 km
Amora	300.3 km

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