Significant earthquakes of 1666

1666 Earthquake: Salvador, Brazil

1666

An earthquake struck Salvador, Brazil in 1666. It caused a tsunami.

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
1666
Place
Salvador, Brazil
Epicenter
14.000° S, 38.000° W
Country
Brazil
Region
South America

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.

Note: reference #14100 questions validity of this earthquake

Sources NCEI cites

The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.

  1. #14099 Ferreira, J.M. and Assumpcao, M.S (2018). Sismicidade do Nordeste do Brasil. Brazilian Journal of Geophysics, 1(2), 67-88.
  2. #14100 Jose Alberto Vivas Veloso (2011). Tsunamis no Brasil? REVISTA USP, Sao Paulo, n.91, p. 40-55, setembro/novembro 2011.
  3. #14128 Rocha Pita, Sebastiao da (1730). Historia da America portugueza desde o anno de mil e quinhentos do seu descobrimento até o de mil e setecentos e vinte e quatro. Livro Sexto. p. 180-181.
  4. #14126 Sampaio, Theodoro (1916). Movimentos sismicos na Bahia de Todos os Santos, Annaes. Congresso Brasileiro de Geografia, pages: 355-368

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 10919.