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Historic Earthquake
1909 Benavente Earthquake
23 April 1909 · Ribatejo, Benavente · Portugal
On 23 April 1909 at 17:39 UTC, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Portugal (Ribatejo, Benavente). It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 270 km from its boundary with the African Plate (collision zone). It killed at least 30 people.
- Date
- 23 April 1909
- Time
- 17:39 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.6
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 30
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Portugal
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth