Earthquake, 2.4 magnitude, felt on Azores island of Terceira
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 on the Richter scale was felt today on the island of Terceira, in the Azores, the Seismic Information and Surveillance Centre of the
Azores Airlines privatisation “increasingly murky” – PCP
The PCP (Communist Party of the Azores) said today that the privatisation of Azores Airlines, the company responsible for external flight connections to the archipelago, constitutes “a serious blow to
Azores celebrates very own festival from August 4-13
While the mainland is focused on World Youth Day, the Azorean island of Terceira is busily putting the finishing touches to its own festival, marking the 80th anniversary of the
Seismic activity continues to rattle Faial, in the Azores
New tremors rattling the island (and residents) of Faial, in the Azores, have added to the seismic crisis registered on the island of São Jorge since March last year. The
Further earthquakes felt in Azores
Following the 4.1 intensity quake that shook communities on the Azorean islands of on Faial, Pico and São Jorge early yesterday morning, there have now been two more felt principally
Azores islands suffer 4.1 earthquake
An earthquake with magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale was at 4.41 local time this morning (5.41 according to mainland time) on the islands of Faial, Pico and São
Tennis star Novak Djokovic enjoys Azores holiday
Djokovic couple chose Azores as holiday destination Novak Djokovic, the Serbian tennis legend who earlier this month became the first tennis player ever to win 23 Grand Slam tournaments with
Azores short-changed by central government over hurricane damage
Archipelago still waiting for €47 million “promised by 2020” Azores regional parliament has today unanimously approved “to recommend to the mainland government the urgent transfer of amounts necessary for the
Azores cruise ship passenger numbers up 69%
The number of passengers who arrived in the Azores aboard cruise ships in the first half of this year was up 69% on the year before, to 115,000 – with
GLEX Summit gathers scientists, explorers in Azores
The fourth edition of the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX) brings together in Angra do Heroísmo, in the Azores, around four dozen scientists and explorers from 14 nationalities, between this Wednesday