List of earthquakes in Portugal explained

This list documents major earthquakes affecting Portugal.

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LocationMMINotesCasualtiesRef
DeadInjured
210 BCECape St. VincentPossible tsunami.[1] [2]
60 BCEcoasts of Portugal and Galicia8.5IXTsunami[3]
382Cape St. Vincent7.5Tsunami[4]
1344Lisbon[5]
1358-08-24LisbonXSevere damage in Seville and Lisbon.[6]
1531-01-26Lisbon7.7At least 1,500 houses destroyed. Violent earthquake felt in Africa. A large tsunami was reported.30,000[7] [8]
1551-01-28LisbonAbout 200 houses destroyed.2,000[9]
1587-11LouléX170[10]
1597-07-28Monte SantoIX[11]
1722-12-27Tavira, Algarve7.8XAt least 27 homes collapsed in Tavira. Albufeira, Loule, Lagoa, and Faro also reported damage.[12] [13]
1755-11-01Atlantic Ocean8.7–9.0 MwXILisbon almost completely destroyed by the earthquake and subsequent conflagrations. A large tsunami with a maximum height of 18.3 meters. Deaths were also reported in Morocco due to the tsunami. In the Lesser Antillies, surges were also observed.50,000–100,000[14] [15]
1756-03-29Lisbon[16]
1761-03-31Atlantic Ocean8.5 MwIXLasted five minutes.[17]
1816-02-02North Atlantic8.3–8.9 MwVIIDamage and deaths in Ovar. One death in Lisbon. Felt in Spain, the Netherlands and Azores Islands.13+[18]
1858-11-11Setubal7.1 MwX605 homes destroyed.6[19] [20] [21]
1909-04-23Santarem District6.0 MwXSalvaterra de Magos and Benavente partially destroyed.60[22] [23]
1969-02-28Gulf of Cádiz7.8 MwVIIDeaths in Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. Tsunami observed.2580[24] [25]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. Tsunami Event Information GULF OF CADIZ. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  2. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: CABO SAN VICENTE. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  3. M. A. Baptista and J. M. Miranda. 2009. Revision of the Portuguese catalog of tsunamis. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 9. 1. 25–49. 10.5194/nhess-9-25-2009. 2009NHESS...9...25B. 10400.21/1265. free . free .
  4. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: CABO SAN VICENTE: SW. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  5. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  6. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON; SPAIN: SEVILLA, CORDOVA. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  7. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. TAGUS RIVER, LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  8. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  9. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  10. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LOULE. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  11. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: MONTE SANTO, LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  12. Chester . David K . Chester . Olivia K . December 2010 . The impact of eighteenth century earthquakes on the Algarve region, southern Portugal: The impact of eighteenth century earthquakes on the Algarve region . Geographical Journal . en . 176 . 4 . 350–370 . 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00367.x.
  13. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: TAVIRA, ALGARVE. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  14. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  15. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. Tsunami Event Information LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  16. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  17. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: LISBON. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  18. José R. Ribeiro . Ana P. S. Correia . Ana I. C. Ribeiro . 2 February 1816, an Overlooked North Atlantic M 8 Earthquake . Seismological Research Letters . 2020 . 91 . 5 . 2912–2921 . 10.1785/0220200201. 2020SeiRL..91.2912R . 225211860 .
  19. Angela Santos, Nuno Fonseca, Margarida Queirós, José Luís Zêzere and José Luís Bucho. 8 November 2017. Implementation of Tsunami Evacuation Maps at Setubal Municipality, Portugal. Geosciences. 7. 4. 116. 10.3390/geosciences7040116. 2017Geosc...7..116S. free. 10451/36215. free.
  20. Susana P. Vilanova and Joao F. B. D. Fonseca. October 2007. Probabilistic Seismic-Hazard Assessment for Portugal. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 97. 5. 1702–1717. 10.1785/0120050198. 2007BuSSA..97.1702V.
  21. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: SETUBAL. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  22. Teves-Costa, P., Batlló, J.. 2011. The 23 April 1909 Benavente earthquake (Portugal): macroseismic field revision. Journal of Seismology. 15. 1. 59–70. 10.1007/s10950-010-9207-6. 2011JSeis..15...59T. 129731577.
  23. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL: RIBATEJO, BENAVENTE. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.
  24. Web site: M 7.8 - Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge. 2021-03-03. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  25. Web site: NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database. PORTUGAL; MOROCCO: RABAT, SALE; SPAIN: CANARY IS. 2021-03-03. www.ngdc.noaa.gov. en.

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