1344 Earthquake: Lisbon, Portugal
An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal in 1344.
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
- 1344
- Place
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.000° N, 9.000° W
- Country
- Portugal
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1344. At Lisbon and along the coast, a disastrous earthquake. (reference #516)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 1, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- January 26, 1531, Lisbon, Portugal
- January 28, 1551, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1151, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 21, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- November 1587, Loule, Portugal
- April 23, 1909, Ribatejo, Benavente, Portugal
- June 6, 1807, Lisbon, Portugal
- November 11, 1858, Setubal, Portugal
- March 6, 1719, Algarve, Spain, Portugal
- January 12, 1856, Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
- April 5, 1772, Lisbon, Portugal
- March 29, 1756, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 26, 1764, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 19, 1847, Lisbon, 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 530.