The following is a list of the prominent or destructive

earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...

s occurring in the

Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl ...

, 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 22 October 1522, in the municipality of ...

(22 October 1522) * 1591 Vila Franca earthquake (26 July 1591)Earthquake Information: 1591/07/26
National Centers for Earthquake Information

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 Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number) * One of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 20 ...

(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 Events January–March * January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi. * January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the is ...

(15 June 1841) *

1852 São Miguel earthquake Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday 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 condita''). The denomination 185 for this ...

(16 April 1852)

20th century

1926 Horta earthquake The 1926 Horta earthquake (), 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 autonomous region of the Azores, resulting in ...

(31 August 1926) *

1932 São Miguel earthquake Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday 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 condita''). The denomination 193 for this ye ...

(5 August 1932) * 1935 São Miguel earthquake (27 April 1935) * 1937 Azores earthquake (21 November 1937) *

1939 Azores earthquake This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

(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 Striking the Azores, Autonomous Region of the Azores on 1 January, the 1980 Azores Island earthquake killed 73 people and injured over 400, causing severe damage on the islands of Terceira Island, Terceira and São Jorge Island, São Jorge. Resu ...

(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 deep mainshock, which measured 6.1 on the moment magnitude scale ...

(9 July 1998)

References

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