What the records say
- When
- 31 Mar 1761
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 34.50° N, 13.00° W
- Deaths
- 25
- Max water height m
- 2.4
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 22
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1761 Lisbon earthquake
Earthquake and tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean
The 1761 Lisbon earthquake struck off the coast of Portugal on 31 March 1761 at 12:05 Western European Time (WET). Estimated to be around 8.5 on the tsunami magnitude scale, the earthquake was the strongest in the region since 1755, and it was felt across many parts of western Europe.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page