1755 Lisbon earthquake/tsunami (impact on Ireland)

maquiladora

Since the weather isn't very interesting here at the moment, I thought it was time for an historical thread.

If something like this happened before then it could and probably will happen again at some stage...

From wiki :



The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning.[1] The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and fires, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and adjoining areas. Geologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake approached magnitude 9 on the moment magnitude scale, with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km (120 mi) west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent

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Shocks from the earthquake were felt throughout Europe as far as Finland and North Africa, and according to some sources even in Greenland[4] and in the Caribbean.[5] Tsunamis as tall as 20 metres (66 ft) swept the coast of North Africa, and struck Martinique and Barbados across the Atlantic. A three-metre (ten-foot) tsunami hit Cornwall on the southern English coast. Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, was also hit, resulting in partial destruction of the "Spanish Arch" section of the city wall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake



And with an eye to the future...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunamis_in_the_United_Kingdom#Possible_future_tsunamis

Lumi

Great idea !!
Here's some info on the impact of the 1755 tsunami on the west coast of ireland
http://www.sciencespin.com/magazine/archive/2009/09/threatening-western-waves-/

maquiladora

Fionagus wrote: »

Great idea !!
Here's some info on the impact of the 1755 tsunami on the west coast of ireland
http://www.sciencespin.com/magazine/archive/2009/09/threatening-western-waves-/

Great article, thanks.

Apparently thats when the City Council build the walls of the Liffey as we know it today. Up till then the walls were wooden.

alex73

That's nothing, There is a volcano in the cararies that would cause a Mega tsumani to hit Ireland if it exploded.

bogman

Think 2000 were drowned on the banks of the Bandon river as the tsunami surged inland towards Innishannon