Earthquake — Azores: Terceira, Angra Do Heroismo

Quando

1 de jan. de 1980

Tipo

Terremoto

Magnitude

6.9

Onde

Azores (Portugal)

Coordenadas

38.73° N, 27.75° W

Deaths

69

Injuries

600

Damage musd

5

Houses destroyed

15000

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

13

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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