- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 28, 1969 CE
- Location:
- Portugal / Morocco, Rabat, Sale, Spain: Canary Is
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 22 km
- Deaths:
- 25
- Injuries:
- 80
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.8
Other earthquake records of 1969 CE
- China, Guangdong Province: Yangjiang County · Ms 6.4 · 3,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Sulawesi: Parasanga, Paletoang · Mw 7 · 664 deaths
- Peru, Huaytapallana, Lampa, Chilifruta · Mw 6.6 · 130 deaths
- Turkey, Alasehir, Sarigol, Kiraz · M 6.5 · 53 deaths
- Iran, Ne Khurasan Province · Mw 5.5 · 50 deaths
- Ethiopia, Sardo · Mw 6.2 · 40 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1969 CE Earthquake — Portugal / Morocco, Rabat, Sale, Spain: Canary Is happen?
- February 28, 1969 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 25. Historical death tolls vary by source.