Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 strikes southern Portugal (opens in new tab)

LISBON: A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck southern Portugal’s tourist region of the Algarve on ​Sunday but did not appear to cause ‌any injuries or damage, the country’s sea and atmosphere institute (IPMA) said. The southern Lisbon region and the Azores ​archipelago lie in a seismically active ​zone marking the boundary between the Eurasian ⁠and African tectonic plates, though seismic activity has ​been relatively low recently. IPMA said that the earthquake ​occurred at 7:59 a.m. and was felt...