18th Century
- 1713 — Floods in the town of Velas on São Jorge. On December 10, the same year, many intense mudslides in the area between Urzelina and Rosais caused large floods destroyed 27 houses in the town of Velas. The Ribeira da Almeida overflowed and by its beach which allowed the passage by foot between the town and Queimage
- 1713 — Volcanig eruption and gases at Pico das Camarinhas on São Miguel Island. In various weeks continued and on late-December, created fumes and gases throughout the area. The eruption created volcanic explosions. The seismic crisis destroyed many houses in Ginetes, Mosteiros and Candelária.
- 1717 - 1718 — Epidemic in Faial which lasted from November 1717 to February 1718 which caused a bubonic plague. On November, the death toll were mainly in Cedros, the same in Castelo Branco and Flamengos.
- 1718 — Eruption in Santa Luzia do Pico which started on February 1 and ended on August 15 and repeated on September, the actitivate ended at the beginning of November. The localization was in the eruptive centre.
- 1720 — Eruption in Soldão, Lajes do Pico on July 10
- 1720 — Eruption in Banco D. João de Castro
- 1730 — Earthquake caused destruction to parish of Luz in Graciosa, on June 13, a violent earthquake destroyed the whole parish of Luz in Graciosa.
- 1744 — A tropical cyclone struck the island of Picl, ruining the parishes of Praina do Galeão, Praia do Norte and São Roque and also in Água de Pau
- 1755 — A tidal wave (tsunami) reached the Azores - "The Tidal Wave of Lisbon" of November 1, 1755 caused a large tidal wave and ruined a large number of buildings in number of parishes. Almost all of its ports in the Azores suffered great destruction and lost many boats. The wave reached about 10 palms (about 150 m) and up to 80 palms (about 120 m)
- 1759-1760 — Earthquake in Faial, which began on December 24, 1759 which was the greatest earthquake on the island, followed with many tremors. Another occurred on January 4.
- 1761 — Eruption on Pico Gordo, Terceira which started on November 1760 and created violent tremors which continued until April 14. Another eruption happened on April 21, the same year.
- 1761 — A tropical hurricane affected the central group of the Azores Islands on September 29
- 1779 — A tropical storm ruined again the central group of the islands on the nights of October 30 and the 31.
- 1779 — Epidemic in Flores
- 1787 - Seismic crisis in Graciosa, in March, the crisis rumbled the island and caused considerable damage
- 1800 — Earthquake in the northeastern portion of Terceira rumbled in the afternoon hours of June 24, the earthquake ruined good parts of the buildings of the parishes or villages of northeastern Terceira.
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Natural Disasters In The Azores
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