Tsunamis are unpredictable and infrequent but potentially large impact natural disasters. To
prepare, mitigate and prevent losses from tsunamis, probabilistic hazard and risk analysis …

Very large tsunamis are associated with low probabilities of occurrence. In many parts of the
world, these events have usually occurred in a distant time in the past. As a result, there is …

This work presents a macroseismic analysis of the AD 1755 Lisbon Earthquake-Tsunami
event by means of the combination of intensity data derived from the EMS-98 scale and the …

In 1755 CE, a strong earthquake followed by a transatlantic tsunami destroyed large coastal
areas; it also left its sedimentary imprints in the Boca do Rio valley (western Algarve …

Tsunami deposits originating from the 1755 CE Lisbon tsunami are known from the Spanish
Gulf of Cádiz. The coastal areas around Conil de la Frontera were severely affected by the …

Portugal's coastline extends 1187 km. It is characterized by social, economic and physical
conditions that differentiate it from the rest of the territory, including population density …

Portugal has had several large tsunamis in the past, yet Oeiras municipality has not
implemented mitigation strategies and awareness to the general public, to the authors' …

In spite of the significant number of studies focused on the 1755 earthquake and tsunami,
there are still many unknowns regarding this event in Lisbon, Portugal. Thus, in this research …

The Setubal municipality, Portugal, has diversified land use along its coastline (mostly
located in a low-lying area): on the west there are beaches; the centre is dominated by a …

The historical accounts of the 1755 earthquake and tsunami in Lisbon are quite vast
providing a general overview of the disaster in the city. However, the details remain …