1926 Horta earthquake

August 2026 The 1926 Horta earthquake (pt Sismo da Horta de 1926/Terramoto da Horta), occurred at 8:42 a.m. (local time) on 31 August. It caused the destruction of many of the buildings located in the city of Horta, the central group of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores, resulting in the death of nine and the partial or complete destruction of 4,138 buildings. Earthquake From April 1926 onwards, the island of Faial was rocked by a series of tremors that increased in intensity, until 5 April. On this date, a singular event resulted in destruction or damage to buildings in the civil parishes of Flamengos, Ribeirinha and Conceição, in particular in the localitiesof Farrobo, Lomba and Espalhafatos. On 31 August, at about 8:40 in the morning, the islands were raised by a violent earthquake with its epicentre centralized in the Faial-Pico Channel, at a depth of 1.6 - 4 km mi and with a body wave magnitude of 5.3–5.9. The earthquake progressed to a Mercalli Intensity of X (Extreme) in the northern part of Horta (around Conceição). The shock resulted in the death of nine people, with 200 injured, and the general destruction of many of the heritage buildings located in that region of the city. The greatest damage occurred in the urban parish of Conceição and rural parishes of Praia do Almoxarife (where of the 220 homes, only 16 continued to be habitable), Flamengos, Feteira and Castelo Branco, in addition to the areas between Lomba do Pilar and Salão. In all, approximately 4,138 homes were partially or totally destroyed. See also List of earthquakes in 1926 List of earthquakes in the Azores References http://www.civil.uminho.pt/masonry/Publications/Sismica_2004/349-358%20c56%20Jo%C3%A3o%20Carlos%20Nunes%20_10p_.pdf Catálogo Sísmico dos Açores University of Minho SÍSMICA 2004/6th National Congress on Sismology and Seismic Engineering Braga, Portugal 2004 João C. Nunes Agostinho J. 1927 O terramoto de 31 de Agosto nas ilhas dos Açores Labor 8 229–235 Portuguese Lima G. 1934 Breviário Açoriano Tip. Editora Andrade Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal Lima M. 1943 Anais do Município da Horta, ilha do Faial Minerva Famalicão, Portugal 734 38.534583 -28.629568 title Category:August 1926 in Europe Category:History of the Azores Category:1926 in Portugal Category:Earthquakes in Portugal Category:1926 earthquakes