- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 27, 1935 CE
- Location:
- Azores, Sao Miguel Island
- Magnitude:
- 5.4 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.35
Other earthquake records of 1935 CE
- Pakistan, Quetta · Ms 7.5 · 60,000 deaths
- Taiwan, Mialoi · Ms 6 · 3,276 deaths
- Taiwan, Xiinzhu · Ms 6.5 · 2,746 deaths
- Iran, Kevsut, Alborz, Sari · Mw 6.4 · 690 deaths
- Turkey, Kigi · Mw 6.1 · 540 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 100 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 1935 CE Earthquake — Azores, Sao Miguel Island happen?
- April 27, 1935 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: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.