- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 31, 1926 CE
- Location:
- Azores, Fayal Island
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 9
- Injuries:
- 200
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.96
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.84
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.82
Other earthquake records of 1926 CE
- Turkey, Armenia · Mw 5.9 · 400 deaths
- Greece, Rhodes Island, Lower Egypt · Mw 7
- Indonesia, Sumatera · Mw 6.6
- Italy, N
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · M 7.5
- Italy, S
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 1926 CE Earthquake — Azores, Fayal Island happen?
- August 31, 1926 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: 9. Historical death tolls vary by source.