List of earthquakes in the Azores

The following is a list of the prominent or destructive earthquakes occurring in the Azores, or affecting the populace of the archipelago:

The iconic lighthouse after the events of the 1998 Ribeirinha earthquake

History

16th century

17th century

  • 1614 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (24 May 1614)

18th century

  • 1717 Graciosa earthquake
  • 1730 Graciosa earthquake (13 June 1730)
  • 1757 Mandado de Deus earthquake (9 July 1757)

19th century

  • 1800 Terceira earthquake (25 June 1800)
  • 1801 Terceira earthquake (26 January 1801)
  • 1837 Graciosa earthquake (21 January 1837)
  • 1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (15 June 1841)
  • 1852 São Miguel earthquake (16 April 1852)

20th century

  • 1926 Horta earthquake (31 August 1926)
  • 1932 São Miguel earthquake (5 August 1932)
  • 1935 São Miguel earthquake (27 April 1935)
  • 1937 Azores earthquake (21 November 1937)
  • 1939 Azores earthquake (8 May 1939)
  • 1950 Praia da Vitória earthquake (29 December 1950)
  • 1952 São Miguel earthquake (26 June 1952)
  • 1958 Capelinhos earthquake (13 May 1958)
  • 1964 Rosais earthquake (21 February 1964)
  • 1973 Santa Luzia-Santo António earthquake (23 November 1973)
  • 1980 Azores Islands earthquake (1 January 1980)
  • 1998 Ribeirinha earthquake (9 July 1998)

References

  • Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, ed. (2005), Livro: Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
  • Livro: Descubra Portugal – Açores e Madeira (in Portuguese), Ediclube, 1998
  • Guia Turístico, Açores Natureza Viva (in Portuguese), Clássica – Publicações e Mark e Formação, Lda., 2004
  • Oliveira Martins, Francisco Ernesto de (1992), Seretaria Regional do Turismo e Ambiente, Delagação de Turismo da Ilha Terceira (ed.), Em Louvor da Terceira (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
  • Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, ed. (2004), Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açore
  • Moniz, A.B. do Canto (1883), Ilha Graciosa (Açores). Descrição histórica e topográfica – 1981 (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portutal: Instituto Açoriano de Cultura
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