Date | Location | Source | Tsunami information | References
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Day | Hour | Region | Subregion | Cause | Latitude (°) | Longitude (°) | Depth (km) | Maximum observed intensity
| Magnitude (Mw) | Description | Validity | Number of observations in Spain | Maximum wave height (m) in Spain | Intensity S-A
| Intensity P-I
| Date | Source | Tsunami information |
14/11/2020 | 15:00:?? | AT | Canarias | DG | 28.08 | -17.33 | 0 | | | Local tsunami due to a large rockfall on the beach of Argaga (La Gomera Island) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | Galindo et al. (2021) | IELIG IGME (2024) | Galindo et al. (2021) | |
21/05/2003 | 18:44:21 | M3 | North Algeria | TS | 36.99 | 3.70 | 12 | 9.50 | 6.8 | Damage to boats in the Balearic Islands (Spain). Recorded by tide gauges in the western Mediterranean sea | 4 | 17 | 1.00 | 3 | 4 | ISC-GEM (2017) | ISC-GEM (2017), IGN (2017) | Maramai et al. (2014) | |
10/10/1980 | 12:25:23 | M3 | North Algeria | TT | 36.15 | 1.45 | 5 | 9.00 | 7.1 | Recorded by tide gauges in Algeciras, Málaga, Almería, Cartagena and Alicante (Spain) | 4 | 6 | 0.35 | 1 | 2 | IGN (2017) | Dziewonski et al. (1981), Ekström et al. (2012) | Soloviev et al. (2000) | |
26/05/1975 | 09:11:51 | AT | Gloria Fault | TS | 35.96 | -17.58 | 15 | 6.00 | 7.8 | Recorded by tide gauges in the Azores Islands (Portugal) and mainland Portugal; Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and mainland Spain; Morocco and South West England | 4 | 7 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | ISC-GEM (2017) | ISC-GEM (2017), IGN (2017) | Kaabouben et al. (2008), Campos Romero (1992) | |
17/07/1969 | ??:??:?? | AT | | ? | 37.00 | -12.00 | | | | Recorded by tide gauges in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain); Angra do Heroísmo (Azores Islands, Portugal); Lagos and Cascais (mainland Portugal) | 2 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | Baptista & Miranda (2009) | Baptista & Miranda (2009) | Baptista & Miranda (2009) | |
28/02/1969 | 02:40:34 | AT | Azores-Gibraltar | TS | 36.05 | -10.63 | 31 | 8.50 | 7.8 | Recorded by tide gauges in the Tagus estuary, Cascais, Lagos, Faro (mainland Portugal) and Horta (Azores Islands, Portugal); Casablanca with a maximum height of 0.6 m (Morocco); Cádiz and Canary Islands (Spain) | 4 | 9 | 0.48 | 2 | 3 | Buforn et al. (2020) | Fukao (1973), Buforn et al. (2020) | Baptista et al. (1992), Baptista & Miranda (2009) | |
09/09/1954 | 01:04:37 | M3 | North Algeria | DST/TT | 36.28 | 1.47 | | 10.50 | 6.7 | Recorded by tide gauges in Alicante, Malaga, Ceuta and Algeciras (Spain) | 4 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | Mezcua & Martínez Solares (1983) | Mezcua & Martínez Solares (1983), Hamdache et al. (2010) | Soloviev et al. (2000) | |
21/08/1856 | 21:45:?? | M3 | North Algeria | TS | 36.82 | 5.79 | | 8.00 | 6.6 | Sea level rise and damage in the port of Mahón (Balearic Islands, Spain). Withdrawal and sea level rise of up to 4 m in several cities of Algeria | 4 | 1 | | 3 | 5 | Harbi et al. (2010) | Harbi et al. (2010) | Harbi et al. (2010) | |
13/01/1804 | 17:53:?? | M3 | Alboran Sea | TS | 36.70 | -3.10 | | 7.50 | 6.1 | Sea withdrawal in the Peñón de la Gomera and on the coasts of Granada or Almería (Spain) | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 4 | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | IGN (2013) | Rodríguez de la Torre (1993) | |
09/10/1790 | 01:15:?? | M3 | North Algeria | TT | 35.90 | -0.60 | | 9.50 | 6.7 | Tsunami in Almería and Cartagena (Spain); and in Oran (Algeria) | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 3 | 5 | Buforn et al. (2019) | Kaabouben et al. (2009), Buforn et al. (2019) | López Marinas & Salord (1990) | |
31/03/1761 | 12:10:?? | AT | Azores-Gibraltar | TS | 34.50 | -13.00 | | 9.00 | 8.5 | Tsunami in Lisbon and Azores Islands (Portugal); Cádiz, Puerto de Santa María, Ayamonte and Finisterre (Spain); Barbados, Ireland and England | 2 | 5 | | 3 | 4 | Baptista et al. (2006) | Baptista et al. (2006) | Rodríguez de la Torre (1997), Baptista & Miranda (2009) | |
01/11/1755 | 10:16:?? | AT | Azores-Gibraltar | TS | 36.50 | -10.00 | | 10.00 | 8.5 | Catastrophic tsunami in the south and west of the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. The tsunami was observed on the North Atlantic coast (from Barbados to the United Kingdom) | 4 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 9 | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | Maramai et al. (2014) | |
09/10/1680 | 07:??:?? | M3 | Málaga | TT | 36.66 | -4.77 | 40 | 8.50 | | Rough sea in Málaga (Spain) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | Goded et al. (2008) | Goded (2006), AHN (1680), BN (1680), BUG (1680) | |
22/09/1522 | 10:00:?? | M3 | Almería | TT | 36.97 | -2.67 | | 8.50 | | Tsunami in Almería (Spain) | 2 | 1 | | 3 | 6 | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | Martínez Solares & Mezcua (2002) | Galbis Rodríguez(1932), Reicherter & Hübscher (2007), Kaabouben et al. (2009) | |