May 4, 1614 Earthquake: Praia, Azores

Name: May 4, 1614 Earthquake: Praia, Azores
Start: 1614-05-04
Location: Praia, Azores

May 4, 1614

An earthquake struck Praia, Azores on May 4, 1614 at 17:00 UTC.

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: May 4, 1614
Time: 17:00 UTC
Place: Praia, Azores
Intensity: 11 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 38.400° N, 27.000° W
Country: Azores

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

October 22, 1522, Sao Miguel Island, Azores5,000 deaths · 160 km
July 9, 1757, Sao Jorge, Azores1,053 deaths · 98 km
January 1, 1980, Terceira, Angra do Heroismo, AzoresM6.9 · 69 deaths · $5 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · 75 km
July 9, 1998, Faial, Pico, Terceira, AzoresM6.2 · 10 deaths · $72 million · 1,500 houses destroyed · 144 km
August 31, 1926, Fayal Island, AzoresM5.8 · 9 deaths · 147 km
April 16, 1852, Sao Miguel (San Miguel), Azores9 deaths · 180 km
April 27, 1935, Sao Miguel Island, AzoresM5.4 · 1 death · 172 km
August 12, 1720, Sao Miguel (San Miguel), Azores38 km
December 8, 1720, Atlantic, Azores41 km
May 17, 1547, Santa Barbara, Fregues, Azores42 km
June 13, 1730, Luz, Azores88 km
November 21, 1988, Sao Miguel Island, AzoresM5.3 · 91 km
November 23, 1973, Pico, Faial, Terceira, AzoresM5.1 · 114 km
December 21, 1852, Faial, Azores123 km
February 18, 1964, AzoresM4.6 · 130 km

Significant earthquakes of 1614 The 1600s Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 867.