Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 1. Jan. 1980
- Art
- Tsunami
- Koordinaten
- 38.73° N, 27.75° W
- Deaths
- 69
- Injuries
- 600
- Damage musd
- 5
- Houses destroyed
- 15000
- Max water height m
- 0.41
- Source quake magnitude
- 6.9
Im Gebiet platziert, nicht an einem genauen Ort.
1980 Azores Islands earthquake
Earthquake on Azores Islands, Portugal
Striking the 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 and São Jorge. Resulting from a strike slip fracture, typical of other historical Azorean earthquakes, and measuring 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale, it also shook the islands of Pico and Faial.
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