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

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### 16th century

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* 1522 Vila Franca earthquake (22 October 1522)
* 1591 Vila Franca earthquake (26 July 1591)[1]

### 17th century

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* 1614 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (24 May 1614)

### 18th century

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* 1717 Graciosa earthquake
* 1730 Graciosa earthquake (13 June 1730)
* 1757 Mandado de Deus earthquake (9 July 1757)

### 19th century

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* 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

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* 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

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* List of earthquakes in Portugal

## References

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1. ^ "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