Earthquake Tsunami....

10. Lisbon Tsunami: Portugal (1755)
On November 1, 1755, a powerful undersea earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5�"9.0 struck offshore Portugal near Lisbon. The quake was followed by a massive tsunami and widespread fires, nearly destroying the city. Tsunami waves struck Portugal, southern Spain, and Morocco, with some reaching the Caribbean.

The destruction: The combined disaster killed between 40,000 and 50,000 people and profoundly influenced Enlightenment thinking in Europe due to its philosophical and theological implications.


A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast, triggering tsunami waves in Japan, Russia and US shores, with five-foot (1.5-meter) waves hitting Hawaii.

Tsunami alerts were also in place in several Pacific nations, the US and Canadian coasts, and parts of South America.


The quake is tied for the sixth strongest ever recorded, and the strongest since 2011, when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami.