1734 Earthquake: Ireland, United Kingdom
An earthquake struck Ireland, United Kingdom in 1734.
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
- 1734
- Place
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Country
- United Kingdom
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 105
- Houses damaged
- 105
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.
An earthquake in Ireland that destroyed a hundred houses and five churches. (from reference #2407)
It includes the memorable mistake of listing a damaging earthquake in Ireland in 1734; this can be traced back to a misreading of a reference to an earthquake in Iceland. (reference 3941)
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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 7262.