The following list of disasters in Portugal by death toll is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war, terrorism or crime) which occurred in Portugal in a definable incident or accident, and which resulted in at least ten casualties. EventTypeDateLocationDeathsReferences1755 Lisbon earthquakeEarthquake1 November 1755Continental Portugal12000+ (est.)Ponte das Barcas collapse Structural failure9 March 1809Porto / Vila Nova de Gaia4000 (est.)1522 Vila Franca earthquakeEarthquake22 October 1522Azores3000–5000 (est.)1531 Lisbon earthquakeEarthquake26 January 1531Continental Portugal1000–30000 (est.)1757 Azores Islands earthquakeEarthquake9 July 1757Azores1000–1500 (est.)1803 Madeira floods and mudslidesFloods9 October 1803Madeira600–1000 (est.)1967 Portugal floodsFloods25–26 November 1967Lisbon District462+Independent Air Flight 1851 crashAviation accidentSanta Maria, Azores144TAP Flight 425 crashAviation accidentMadeira131Sinking of the San Pedro de AlcantaraMaritime accident2 February 1786Near the coast of Peniche1281941 Iberian cycloneStorm14–16 February 1941Continental Portugal100+Custóias rail accidentRailway accident26 July 1964Matosinhos90+Sinking of the Nuestra Señora del RosarioMaritime accident7 December 1589Coast of Setúbal80 (est.)1980 Azores Islands earthquakeEarthquake1 January 1980Azores73Venezuelan Air Force C-130 Hercules crashAviation accident3 September 1976Terceira, Azores68June 2017 wildfiresWildfires17-24 June 2017Castanheira de Pera and Pedrógão Grande66Viasa Flight 897 crashAviation accident30 May 1961Near the coast of Setúbal611909 Benavente earthquakeEarthquake23 April 1909Continental Portugal60Hintze Ribeiro Bridge collapseStructural failure4 March 2001Penafiel / Castelo de Paiva59Martinair Flight 495 crashAviation accident21 December 1992Faro562010 Madeira floods and mudslidesFloods20 February 2010Madeira51Cais do Sodré station roof collapseStructural failure28 May 1963Lisbon49Moimenta-Alcafache train crashRailway accident11 September 1985Mangualde49+Air France Flight 009 crashAviation accident28 October 1949São Miguel, Azores48October 2017 wildfiresWildfires13-18 October 2017Continental Portugal45SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashAviation accident18 December 1977Madeira36SATA Air Açores Flight 530M crashAviation accident11 December 1999São Jorge, Azores35Odemira rail accidentRailway accident13 September 1954Odemira341997 São Miguel floods and mudslidesFloods31 October 1997São Miguel, Azores292019 Madeira bus crashRoad accident17 April 2019Madeira29Viana do Castelo train collision Road/railway accident1 May 1938Viana do Castelo281966 Sintra wildfiresWildfires6-12 September 1966Sintra25Algueirão train collisionRailway accident20 December 1965Sintra20Vila Franca de Xira derailmentRailway accident16 August 1947Vila Franca de Xira17Recarei-Sobreira bus-train collisionRoad/railway accident26 April 1984Paredes17Póvoa de Santa Iria train collisionRailway accident5 May 1986Vila Franca de Xira17Fratel bus crashRoad accident6 November 2007Vila Velha de Ródão171986 Águeda wildfiresWildfires14 June 1986Águeda16 Glória Funicular derailmentRailway accident3 September 2025Lisbon161985 Armamar wildfiresWildfires8 September 1985Armamar14Vimieiro bus crashRoad accident25 March 2001Santa Comba Dão14Storm KristinStorm28 January 2026Continental Portugal141816 North Atlantic earthquakeEarthquake2 February 1816Continental Portugal13 (est.)Tunes bus crashRoad accident8 April 1989Silves13Monte tree collapseTree collapse15 August 2017Funchal, Madeira131997 South Portugal floodsFloods5 November 1997Beja District11Carvalhal bus crashRoad accident27 January 2013Sertã11Vila Nova da Rainha community centre fireFire13 January 2018Tondela11Gibalta rail accidentRailway accident31 March 1952Oeiras101983 Lisbon floodsFloods18 November 1983Lisbon District101998 Azores Islands earthquakeEarthquake9 July 1998Azores10
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