Lisbon Earthquake With 30,000 to 100,000 victims, this earthquake is among the most devastating natural disasters in European history. Tags: earthquakes seismology tsunami Themes: Disasters Regions: Lisbon Related Links: "Historical Depictions of the Lisbon Earthquake" at the NISEE, University of California Essay on Man: Epistle 1, by Alexander Pope Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne, by Voltaire Smithsonian short video: "How an Earthquake, Tsunami, and Firestorm All Hit Lisbon at Once"
Aleppo Earthquake One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history strikes Aleppo in Northern Syria. Tags: earthquakes geology tsunami Themes: Disasters Regions: Aleppo Related Links: United States Geological Survey - Deadliest Earthquakes