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Historic Earthquake
1968 Azores (Portugal) Earthquake
28 February 1968 · Azores (Portugal)
On 28 February 1968, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Azores (Portugal). It occurred on the African Plate, 119 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (oceanic transform fault).
- Date
- 28 February 1968
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Azores (Portugal)
- Nearest Volcano
- Fayal (114 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1998Faial, Pico · M 6.210 deaths
- 19801980 Azores Islands Earthquake · M 6.969 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth