List of earthquakes in the Azores

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

The iconic lighthouse after the events of the 1998 Ribeirinha earthquake

History

16th century

• 1522 Vila Franca earthquake (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)
• 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) (2), 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