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List of earthquakes in the Azores

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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)
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 (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 Azores Islands earthquake (9 July 1998)

See also

List of earthquakes in Portugal

References

"Significant Earthquake Information: 1591/07/26, National Centers for Earthquake Information

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