February 16, 1930 Earthquake: Off Southern Coast, Spain
An earthquake struck Off Southern Coast, Spain on February 16, 1930. 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
- February 16, 1930
- Place
- Off Southern Coast, Spain
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 3.000° W
- Country
- Spain
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.
February 16, 1930, 36 N 3 W (reference #2764).
February 16, 1930, 01:33:56 UTC, 36 deg 41 min N, 4 deg 26 min W, intensity III, Malaga.
February 16, 1930, 04:04:46 UTC, 36 deg 41 min N, 4 deg 26 min W, intensity III, Malaga.
(reference #1193)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 22, 1522, Fez, Almeria, Morocco, Spain
- December 25, 1884, Arenas del Rey, Vega, Alhama, Malaga, Spain
- February 24, 2004, Al Hoceima, Imzourene, Beni Abdallah, Morocco
- September 30, 1531, Baza, Spain
- August 25, 1804, Almeria, Dalias, Roquetas, Spain
- November 9, 1518, Vera, Spain
- October 9, 1680, Malaga, Spain
- December 22, 1999, Ain Temouchent, Northern, Algeria
- October 27, 1806, Granada, Spain
- April 19, 1956, Spain
- January 13, 1804, Dalias, Almeria, Spain
- January 25, 2016, Melilla, Morocco
- 1579, Melilla, Morocco
- 1660, Melilla, Morocco
- 1791, Melilla, Morocco
More
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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 8184.