List of earthquakes in Spain

This is a list of notable earthquakes that had epicentres in Spain, or significantly affected the country.


Earthquakes

DateMag. MMIDeaths InjuriesPlaceNotes
880 BC5.7(*)VIII Córdoba
Andalusia
881X–XI Gulf of Cadiz
Andalusia		[1]
3 July
944		VII Córdoba
Andalusia
957 Córdoba
Andalusia
971 Córdoba
Andalusia
20 May
974		 Córdoba
Andalusia
9 November
974		 Córdoba
Andalusia
1009 Lisboa
Portugal and the south of Spain
1013–1014 East coast of Andalusia
15 March
1024		VIII-IX South of Spain[1]
1048VIII Orihuela
Valencia		[2]
1169VIII–IX Andújar
Andalusia		[2]
24 August
1356		VIII Cape St Vincent
Portugal		Damage in Seville[2]
2 March
1373		VIII–IX Ribagorza
Aragon		[2]
18 December
1396		6.5(*)VIII–IX Tavernes de la Valldigna
Valencia		[2]
15 May
1427		VIII–IX Olot
Catalonia		[2]
2 February 1428 IX-X 800 Queralbs, Girona [2]
24 April 1431 6.7(*) VIII-IX Southern Granada [2]
26 January 1494 VIII Southern Málaga [2]
5 April 1504 6.8(*) VIII-IX 32 Carmona, Sevilla [2]
9 November 1518 VIII-IX 165 Vera, Almería [2]
22 September 1522 6.5(*) VIII-IX 1,000 Alboran Sea [2]
30 September 1531 VIII-IX 400 Baza, Granada [2]
19 June 1644 VIII 22 Muro de Alcoy, Alicante [2]
31 December 1658 VIII Almería [2]
9 October 1680 6.8(*) VIII-IX 70 Alhaurín el Grande, Granada [2]
23 March 1748 6.2(*) IX 38 Estubeny, Valencia [2]
1 November 1755 8.5 VIII[3] The 1755 Lisbon earthquake caused deaths and widespread damage in southwestern Spain.[2]
13 January 1804 6.7(*) VII-VIII 2 Alboran Sea [2]
25 August 1804 6.4(*) VIII-IX 407 Dalias, Almería [2]
27 October 1806 5.3(*) VIII 13 Pinos Puente, Granada [2]
21 March 1829 6.6(*) IX–X 389 377 Torrevieja

Alicante

 Heavy damage and landslides around the epicenter.[2]
25 December 1884 6.2 - 6.5(*) IX 1200 Arenas del Rey
Granada		 Arenas del Rey was totally destroyed and more than 1000 people died. [2]
29 March
1954		7.0V Dúrcal
Andalusia		Near the south of Spain. This earthquake caused property damage at Málaga. Felt at Madrid, Granada and Cadiz, Spain; Tangier, Spanish Morocco, and Casablanca, French Morocco. The depth was 640 kilometers.[2]
19 April
1956		5.0VIII11 Albolote
Granada		[2]
11 May
2011		5.1VIII9 403Lorca
Murcia		This earthquake caused damage to a clocktower and old buildings. The depth was estimated at ~1 kilometer. A bridge on the A7 road to Andalusia collapsed. The earthquake was also felt in cities as far as Madrid, Cordoba and Valencia.[2]
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

Legend:

  • (*) Estimated magnitude

References

  1. 1 2 Moreno M.E. "Los estudios de sismicidad histórica en Andalucía: Los terremotos históricos de la Provincia de Almería" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Instituto Geográfico Nacional. "Terremotos más importantes (En España)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ↑ Ministerio de Fomento. "Catálogo sísmico de la Península Ibérica (880 a. C.-1900)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-12.
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