The following is a list of the prominent or destructive earthquakes occurring in the Azores, or affecting the populace of the archipelago: Farol da Ribeirinha 2013

History

16th century

1522 Vila Franca earthquake The 1522 Vila Franca earthquake, also known as the 1522 Vila Franca landslide (Portuguese: ''Subversão de Vila Franca or Terramoto de Vila Franca'') refers to the earthquake and landslides that occurred on October 21–22, 1522, in the municipalit ...

(22 October 1522) * 1591 Vila Franca earthquake (26 July 1591)

17th century

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

18th century

1717 Graciosa earthquake Events January–March * January 1 – Count Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain, is arrested in London over a plot to assist the Pretender to the British throne, James Francis Edward Stuart ...

1730 Graciosa earthquake Year 173 ( CLXXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Pompeianus (or, less frequently, year 926 '' Ab urbe ...

(13 June 1730) * 1757 Mandado de Deus earthquake (9 July 1757)

19th century

1800 Terceira earthquake Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the shor ...

(25 June 1800) * 1801 Terceira earthquake (26 January 1801) *

1816 North Atlantic earthquake The 1816 North Atlantic earthquake occurred on 2 February somewhere between the Azores Islands and Lisbon, Portugal. The estimated moment magnitude 8.3–8.9 earthquake had an epicenter offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, and was felt in Lisbon at 00 ...

(2 February 1816) * 1837 Graciosa earthquake (21 January 1837) *

1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake The 1841 Caída da Praia earthquake (''1841 Fall of Praia''), also known as the ''Second Caída da Praia'', was a series of seismic events occurring between 12 June and 15 June 1841, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the ...

(15 June 1841) *

1852 São Miguel earthquake Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe con ...

(16 April 1852)

20th century

1926 Horta earthquake The 1926 Horta earthquake ( pt, Sismo da Horta de 1926/Terramoto da Horta), occurred at 8:42 a.m. (local time) on 31 August. It caused the destruction of many of the buildings located in the city of Horta, the central group of the Portuguese au ...

(31 August 1926) *

1932 São Miguel earthquake Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condit ...

(5 August 1932) * 1935 São Miguel earthquake (27 April 1935) *

1937 Azores earthquake Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Febr ...

(21 November 1937) *

1939 Azores earthquake This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January ...

(8 May 1939) *

1950 Praia da Vitória earthquake Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe con ...

(29 December 1950) *

1952 São Miguel earthquake Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe con ...

(26 June 1952) * 1958 Capelinhos earthquake (13 May 1958) *

1964 Rosais earthquake The 1964 Rosais earthquake ( pt, Crise sísmica dos Rosais) was a series of seismic earthquake swarms, swarms occurring in February 1964, leading to two major earthquakes on 15 and 21 February, resulting in the destruction of most of the habitable ...

(21 February 1964) *

1973 Santa Luzia-Santo António earthquake Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. P ...

(23 November 1973) * 1980 Azores Islands earthquake (1 January 1980) *

1998 Azores Islands earthquake The 1998 Azores Islands earthquake (also known as the Faial earthquake) struck with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Azores Islands of Portugal at 05:19 local time. The shallow ( deep) mainshock, which measured 6.1 on the moment magnit ...

(9 July 1998)

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