What the records say
- When
- 21 Mar 1829
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Where
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 38.20° N, 0.90° W
- Deaths
- 2000
- Houses destroyed
- 3000
- Intensity mmi
- 10
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1829 Torrevieja earthquake
Earthquake in Spain
The 1829 Torrevieja earthquake occurred near the city of Torrevieja, Province of Alicante of southern Spain on 21 March 1829, and was the most destructive seismic event to affect the Iberian Peninsula in the last 500 years. The main shock occurred at approximately 18:30 local time, causing widespread destruction in the Vega Baja del Segura region of Alicante province and parts of neighbouring Murcia.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- EPICA v1.1, European preinstrumental earthquakes 1000–1899 (Rovida & Antonucci 2021)INGV · names it “Earthquake — Torrevieja”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0Source page