What the records say
- When
- 1 Jan 1980
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Where
- Azores (Portugal)
- Coordinates
- 38.73° N, 27.75° W
- Deaths
- 69
- Injuries
- 600
- Damage musd
- 5
- Houses destroyed
- 15000
- Intensity mmi
- 8
- Depth km
- 13
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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