The 5,3 earthquake this morning that occurred west of Sines has already had three aftershocks, according to the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC).
“To date, three more aftershocks have been felt. The first with magnitude 1,2, the second 1,1 and the third 0,9. If it is justified again, we will issue new warnings and announcements”, said the national emergency and civil protection commander, André Fernandes, in a briefing, at 08:00.
According to André Fernandes, there was a spike in calls from the population to the national command, regional and sub-regional commands and fire brigades, and recommendations were given.
The national commander also added that this earthquake does not meet the criteria for activating special plans for this type of event.
“Plans are only activated from 6,1 onwards, the earthquake was 5,3”, he said.
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