1151 Earthquake: Lisbon, Portugal
An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal in 1151. It killed 1,000 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1151
- Place
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.700° N, 9.100° W
- Country
- Portugal
The toll
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 26, 1531, Lisbon, Portugal
- January 28, 1551, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 23, 1909, Ribatejo, Benavente, Portugal
- June 6, 1807, Lisbon, Portugal
- November 11, 1858, Setubal, Portugal
- March 6, 1719, Algarve, Spain, Portugal
- March 29, 1756, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 26, 1764, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 19, 1847, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 18, 1926, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 28, 1597, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 22, 1598, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1344, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 5, 1772, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 28, 1752, Buarcos, Aveiro, Portugal
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 408.