Eastern Atlantic Ocean jolted by 5.4 earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 has struck in the eastern Atlantic Ocean near the west coast of Portugal.

The earthquake was centered 52 kilometres west of Sines, Portugal and occurred at 4:11 a.m. this morning local time. It was at a depth of 17.5 kilometres.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The earthquake was felt across Portugal and in portions of Spain and Morocco.