1755 Lisbon Earthquake: The First Modern Natural Disaster? The events that took place in November 1755 were likely the results of one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit Europe in modern history.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Molesky, associate professor at Seton Hall University, about his book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason.

The Great Lisbon Earthquake, as it became known, was one of the most consequential quakes in modern history, and its story can shed light on the challenges survivors face today—practical ...

1755 - Meknes Just a few weeks after the Lisbon disaster, another huge earthquake struck Morocco. The Meknes quake, estimated at between 6.5 and 7 magnitude, devastated northern Morocco on 27 ...

How an earthquake in 1755 flattened Lisbon and led to a revolution in European thought. Show more On All Saints Day 1755, the Portuguese city of Lisbon was hit by a triple disaster - an earthquake ...

(RNS) — More than 200 years ago, an earthquake shattered faith. We are living in similar times. (RNS) — I came to Lisbon for a post-Passover getaway. Lisbon is a beautiful city. Its people are ...

Called the great quake of Lisbon, the tsunami also nearly destroyed the city of Cadiz, Spain. Estimates of the death toll range from 12,000 to 50,000.

In 1755, he explained, Lisbon was flattened by an earthquake, which was immediately followed by a tsunami. To rebuild, laborers were recruited from Portugal’s far north and Galicia, in ...

In 1755, he explained, Lisbon was flattened by an earthquake, which was immediately followed by a tsunami. To rebuild, laborers were recruited from Portugal’s far north and Galicia, in ...

The great earthquake that suddenly destroyed Lisbon in November 1755 was perhaps the most disastrous natural phenomenon to strike Europe since the Mt.