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Historic Earthquake
1998 Azores (Portugal) Earthquake
9 July 1998 · Faial, Pico · Azores (Portugal)
On 9 July 1998 at 05:19 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Azores (Portugal) (Faial, Pico), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 44 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (mid-ocean ridge). It killed at least 10 people and injured 100. 1,500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 9 July 1998
- Time
- 05:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,500
- Estimated Damage
- 72 million US dollars
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Azores (Portugal)
- Nearest Volcano
- Fayal (11 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19801980 Azores Islands Earthquake · M 6.969 deaths
- 1968Azores (Portugal) · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth