A moderate earthquake rattled the Portuguese island of Madeira in the early hours on Wednesday, scaring residents but causing no damage or injuries, the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA) said.
The IPMA said the 5.1 magnitude quake, with an epicentre 45 km south of Madeira's capital Funchal, struck at a depth of 30 km and was felt with the maximum intensity of V on the Mercalli scale in the councils of Camara de Lobos, Ribeira Brava and Sao Vicente.
A V intensity quake is defined as moderate and is usually felt by residents of the vicinity and is capable of breaking some windows and overturning unstable objects.
Earlier, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the earthquake was of magnitude 6.1.
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