On Thursday evening, a low-intensity earthquake, level 3 in the Modified Mercalli scale, was felt on several localities of the island of Faial.
According to the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Department Services, the epicentre of the earthquake was located two kilometres away from the locality of Ribeirinha. It was felt in Ribeirinha, Salão and Flamengos.
The Civil Protection Services, citing data obtained from the Azores Seismological Vigilance System (SIVISA), informed that the earthquake took place at 20:39 hrs.