1589 Earthquake: Spain
An earthquake struck Spain in 1589.
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
- 1589
- Place
- Spain
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.900° N, 4.800° W
- Country
- Spain
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
A Spanish historian, described an earthquake in 1589 that threw to the ground the most beautiful buildings of Cordoue. (reference #1093)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 25, 1884, Arenas del Rey, Vega, Alhama, Malaga, Spain
- September 30, 1531, Baza, Spain
- October 9, 1680, Malaga, Spain
- April 5, 1504, Carmona, Spain
- October 27, 1806, Granada, Spain
- April 19, 1956, Spain
- July 5, 1930, Montilla, Spain
- 1464, Sevilla (Seville), Spain
- April 24, 1431, Granada, Spain
- March 29, 1954, Spain
More
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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 7935.