The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 2.3 earthquake in Portugal near Angra do Heroismo, Angra do Heroísmo Municipality, Azores, just 13 minutes ago. The earthquake occurred in the evening on Sunday, November 1st, 2026, at 9:37 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 7.70 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised over the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 2.3 earthquake. A third agency, the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA), reported the same earthquake at magnitude 2.3.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Biscoitos (pop. 1,400), located 6 km from the epicenter; Santa Barbara (pop. 1,300), 7 km away; and Sao Bartolomeu (pop. 2,000), 7 km away. In Sao Mateus (pop. 3,800, 9 km away), Angra do Heroismo (pop. 12,000, 11 km away), Ribeirinha (pop. 2,700, 12 km away), Lajes (pop. 3,700, 16 km away), and Praia da Vitoria (pop. 6,100, 19 km away), the earthquake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 1, 2026 09:37 pm (GMT -1) local time (1 Nov 2026 22:37 GMT)Magnitude: 2.3Hypocenter depth: 7.70 kmEpicenter coordinates: 38.74°N / 27.28°W (Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal)Primary data source: EMSC