April 28, 1752 Earthquake: Buarcos, Aveiro, Portugal
An earthquake struck Buarcos, Aveiro, Portugal on April 28, 1752. 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
- April 28, 1752
- Place
- Buarcos, Aveiro, Portugal
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 40.400° N, 8.700° W
- Country
- Portugal
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.
April 28, 1752, Portugal. A violent earthquake at Buarcos (40 deg l0 min N, 08 deg 53 min W) and Aveiro (40 deg 38 min N, 08 deg 39 min W) was accompanied by inundations. (reference #41)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 26, 1531, Lisbon, Portugal
- January 28, 1551, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1151, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 23, 1909, Ribatejo, Benavente, Portugal
- June 6, 1807, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 28, 1597, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 22, 1598, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- March 29, 1756, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 26, 1764, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 19, 1847, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 18, 1926, 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 7968.