A guide to how they're measured Earthquake felt in Lisbon, throughout Portugal's coast No injuries were reported, but light to moderate shaking was felt up and down Portugal’s coast, including ...

In 1755, a massive earthquake followed by a tsunami razed much of Lisbon. The devastation was particularly pronounced in ...

The 1755 earthquake of Lisbon had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today. As well as devastating one of the most important cities of the 18th century ...

It resulted in almost 230,000 people either dead or missing around the Indian Ocean. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 produced an almost 50-foot-high tsunami that destroyed the city and ravaged the ...

Some tsunami scenarios are way worse than the waves from the earthquake off Lisbon, Portugal that hit Florida 269 years ago. Twenty years after the catastrophic Boxing Day Tsunami killed some ...

On Nov. 1, 1755, one of the deadliest earthquakes of all time shook Lisbon. Buildings throughout the city collapsed, including this one. Tens of thousands died – the disaster exacerbated by ...

It cites past examples of such disasters around the world. One is an earthquake which struck the Portuguese capital of Lisbon in 1755. The report says 85 percent of Lisbon's buildings were ...