December 26, 1764 Earthquake: Lisbon, Portugal
An earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal on December 26, 1764 at 10:00 UTC. 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
- December 26, 1764
- Time
- 10:00 UTC
- Place
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 38.700° N, 9.200° 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.
December 26, 1764, 11 a.m., an instantaneous vertical shock of great violence. The sea, though very low and quite calm, rose considerably. (reference #516)
December 26, 1764, 11:00 (local time), Lisbon, Portugal, 38.7, -9.2. (reference #1193)
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
- November 11, 1858, Setubal, Portugal
- March 6, 1719, Algarve, Spain, Portugal
- December 19, 1847, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 18, 1926, Lisbon, Portugal
- March 29, 1756, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 28, 1597, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- July 22, 1598, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
- 1344, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 5, 1772, Lisbon, Portugal
- April 28, 1752, Buarcos, Aveiro, 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 7938.