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[]

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

17th century[]

• (24 May 1614)

18th century[]

• (13 June 1730)
• (9 July 1757)

19th century[]

• (25 June 1800)
• (26 January 1801)
• 1816 North Atlantic earthquake (2 February 1816)
• (21 January 1837)
• 1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (15 June 1841)
• (16 April 1852)

20th century[]

• 1926 Horta earthquake (31 August 1926)
• (5 August 1932)
• (27 April 1935)
• (21 November 1937)
• (8 May 1939)
• (29 December 1950)
• (26 June 1952)
• (13 May 1958)
• 1964 Rosais earthquake (21 February 1964)
• (23 November 1973)
• 1980 Azores Islands earthquake (1 January 1980)
• 1998 Azores Islands earthquake (9 July 1998)

See also[]

• List of earthquakes in Portugal

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