Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th June 2025
Four earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.6 and 3.3 felt on the island of São Miguel
Four earthquakes with magnitudes between 2.6 and 3.3 on the Richter scale were felt around 6:00 pm local time on the 9th of JUne in São Miguel, in the Eastern group of the Azores, reported the Azores Seismo-volcaeic Information and Surveillance Centre (CIVISA).
According to CIVISA, the tremors were recorded at 05:54 local time (06:54 in Lisbon), 10:55, 12:02 and 12:04.
The first earthquake had a magnitude of 3.3 and the following, in order, 2.7, 3.1 and 2.6.
The earthquakes had their epicentres south-southwest of Faial da Terra and south-southeast of Ribeira Quente, in the municipality of Povoação.
According to CIVISA, the four tremors were felt with maximum intensity III and III/IV (Modified Mercalli scale) in the municipality of Povoação and the most intense (3.3 on the Richter scale) was also felt in the municipalities of Vila Franca do Campo and Ponta Delgada (with intensity II/III).
The earthquakes are part of the seismic activity recorded since Wednesday south of the island of São Miguel, which “has been marked by low magnitude events, located at sea, roughly between 10 and 20 kilometres south of the municipality of Povoação”.
Azores Seismo-volcaeic Monitoring and Information Centre has a new portal
The Azores Seismo-volcaeic Information and Surveillance Centre (CIVISA) has a new internet portal in operation, in an experimental phase, to disseminate information related to seismo-volcaeic activity in the region, it was announced.
The portal, created in partnership with the Institute of Volcanology of the University of the Azores (IVAR), is available at www.civisa.pt and “will function as a redundant and temporary system until the definitive solution coordinated with the Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service of the Azores for IVAR/CIVISA is concluded”.
CIVISA said in a statement that the new online portal “is accessible from all over the country and abroad, overcoming the security restrictions that prevented access to the old portal from outside the country”.
In March of this year, the Regional Government of the Azores expressed its willingness to increase CIVISA’s funding, to ensure an “excellent” service, after problems were reported in accessing the website, which has been in operation for 15 years.
TAP inaugurates new air route between Terceira Island and São Francisco
The new air link between Terceira Island and San Francisco (USA), operated by the airline TAP, as of today, brings the Azores and the diaspora closer together and boosts tourism, considered the vice-president of the Azorean Government.
TAP inaugurated this Tuesday the connection between Terceira Island and San Francisco, in the United States of America, which will continue until September 17th with a weekly frequency, departing on Tuesdays and returning on Wednesdays, provided by A330neo aircraft, with capacity for around 298 passengers.