<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - IPico, njengezinye iziqhingi, iyathinteka ezenzakalweni zokuzamazama komhlaba, nakuba izikhungo zazo ziye zabekwa ngokuyinhloko eFaial-Pico noma ePico-São Jorge Channels. Ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu okungu-1757  <response>: , okwabangela umonakalo omkhulu esifundeni esisempumalanga yesiqhingi kubandakanya ukufa kwabantu abangu-11 nokuwa kwesonto nezindlu ezimbalwa; inkinga yokuzamazama komhlaba ka-1973 Okthoba 1973 - Meyi 1974 lapho ukuzamazama komhlaba okuyinhloko ngobukhulu obungu-5.5 kwadala umonakalo omkhulu ezindlini ezingama-604 eFaial nase-2,000 ePico, okwashiya abantu abacishe babe ngu-5,000 bengenamakhaya; kanye nokuzamazama komhlaba kukaJulayi 9, 1998, ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla kakhulu okubhaliswe eminyakeni engama-30 edlule, okwakunesikhungo sayo esingamakhilomitha ama-5 enyakatho-mpumalanga yePonta da Ribeirinha, esiqhingini saseFaial, safinyelela ku-5.8. Kwazwakala ePico, ngesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuqina esingu-VII esikalini sikaMercalli; amanye amakhaya alimala futhi impahla yacekeleka phansi. Okunye ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okuye kwathinta lesi siqhingi kuhlanganisa: izenzakalo zokuzamazama komhlaba zika-1957-58 ezihlobene nokuqhuma kwentaba-mlilo yaseCapelinhos eFaial, ukuzamazama komhlaba kukaFebhuwari 1964 esiqhingini saseSão Jorge, nokuzamazama komhlaba kuka-1926, okwakubhalwe phansi eFaial-Pico Channel. 