210 BC Earthquake: Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
An earthquake struck Cabo San Vicente, Portugal in 210 BC. 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
- 210 BC
- Place
- Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 10.500° W
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Southern Europe
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.
210 B.C. 36 N, 10.5 W. Cabo San Vicente. Tsunami. (reference #1193)
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #1193 Mezcua, J. and J.M. Martinez Solares (1983). Sismicidad del Area Ibero-Mogrebi. Presidencia del Gobierno, Instituto Geografico Nacional, Madrid, 210 p.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 1, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- December 21, 1755, Lisbon, Portugal
- February 28, 1969, Canary Is, Rabat, Sale, Spain, Portugal, Morocco
- 60 BC, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- December 9, 1320, SW, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- 382, SW, Cabo San Vicente, Portugal
- August 24, 1356, Sevilla, Cordova, Lisbon, Spain, Portugal
- 241 BC, Cadiz, Spain
More
Significant earthquakes of 210 BCThe 200s BCRecent earthquakes near here
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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 9733.