May 14, 1958 Earthquake: Azores
An earthquake struck Azores on May 14, 1958 at 02:34:00 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
- May 14, 1958
- Time
- 02:34:00 UTC
- Place
- Azores
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.500° N, 28.800° W
- Country
- Azores
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
The 1958 and 1964 earthquakes on the islands of Faial and Sao Jorge (respectively) were triggered, for example, by volcanic eruptions, and also resulted in the development of major landslides that caused severe damage (reference #13072)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 9, 1757, Sao Jorge, Azores
- January 1, 1980, Terceira, Angra do Heroismo, Azores
- July 9, 1998, Faial, Pico, Terceira, Azores
- August 31, 1926, Fayal Island, Azores
- December 21, 1852, Faial, Azores
- November 23, 1973, Pico, Faial, Terceira, Azores
- February 18, 1964, Azores
- June 13, 1730, Luz, Azores
- June 26, 1989, Graciosa, Terceira, Azores
- February 28, 1968, Azores
- May 17, 1547, Santa Barbara, Fregues, Azores
- May 4, 1614, Praia, Azores
- August 12, 1720, Sao Miguel (San Miguel), Azores
- December 8, 1720, Atlantic, Azores
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 4166.