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The November 1, 1755 Lisbon earthquake, estimated to have a magnitude of Mw 8.5 ~ 9.0, is among the worst earthquakes to have hit Europe. The estimates of human lives lost vary and extend up to 100,000. The earthquake was felt all over Europe. A major tsunami was generated that reached a height of up to 30 m. An introduction to the earthquake and an in-depth description of the tsunami are presented here.
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Gupta, H.K., Gahalaut, V.K. (2013). 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Tsunami. In: Three Great Tsunamis: Lisbon (1755), Sumatra-Andaman (2004) and Japan (2011). SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6576-4_2
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