December 24, 1934 Earthquake: Atlantic, Azores

Name: December 24, 1934 Earthquake: Atlantic, Azores
Start: 1934-12-24
Location: Atlantic, Azores

December 24, 1934

An earthquake struck Atlantic, Azores on December 24, 1934 at 15:23:00 UTC.

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 24, 1934
Time: 15:23:00 UTC
Place: Atlantic, Azores
Intensity: 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 38.200° N, 20.600° W
Country: Azores

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

November 25, 1941, Northern, Atlantic OceanM7.8 · 175 km

Significant earthquakes of 1934 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1934 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 3538.