The following is a list of the prominent or destructive

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fr ...

s 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 municipali ...

(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 * 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) * 1816 North Atlantic earthquake (2 February 1816) * 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 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 a ...

(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 (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 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

(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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