A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Evora, Évora Municipality, Distrito de Evora, Portugal, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 20. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026, at 1:22 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.6 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.5, and Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) at magnitude 3.5.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Evora (pop. 53,600) located 9 km from the epicenter, Vidigueira (pop. 5,900) 32 km away, Reguengos de Monsaraz (pop. 7,200) 32 km away, Montemor-o-Novo (pop. 12,900) 33 km away, Redondo (pop. 5,800) 35 km away, Estremoz (pop. 9,400) 48 km away, and Vendas Novas (pop. 11,200) 53 km away. In Setubal (pop. 118,200, 86 km away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 22, 2026 01:22 am (GMT +1) local time (22 Jul 2026 00:22 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 20.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.49°N / 7.9°W (Distrito de Evora, Portugal)Primary data source: EMSC