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Magnitude-4.1 Quake Hits Algarve, No Injuries Reported

6/28/2026

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A magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck the Algarve in southern Portugal at 7:59 a.m. on Sunday.
The tremor was felt in the coastal towns of Lagos and Portimao, with no injuries reported.
The quake’s epicentre was 70 km off Cape St. Vincent, on the Eurasian–African plate boundary that previously produced the deadly 1755 Lisbon quake and a 1969 magnitude-7.9 event.

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A magnitude-4.1 earthquake struck the Algarve in southern Portugal at 7:59 a.m. on Sunday.
The tremor was felt in the coastal towns of Lagos and Portimao, with no injuries reported.
The quake’s epicentre was 70 km off Cape St. Vincent, on the Eurasian–African plate boundary that previously produced the deadly 1755 Lisbon quake and a 1969 magnitude-7.9 event.