Earthquakes in Portugal How Often Do They Really Happen

earthquakes in Portugal how often do they really happen this morning we had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake very near our home in Portugal it happened about 5m. in the morning and woke me from a sound sleep it was only about 15 to 20 seconds but it seemed like a long time as the bed shook and I could hear the door hinges moving no damage was done but it got me to thinking how often does this happen in our beautiful ocean front home being from Arizona this is not something I am accustomed to feeling or experiencing I once was in a hotel in Reno Nevada and a small earthquake took place and I could see the building shifting it was smaller than the one we had today but it still is etched in my memory the truth is that the largest earthquake that destroyed Lisbon and other parts of Portugal was in 1755 it was accompanied by a large tsunami with a height of 18.3 M at its peak deaths were also reported in Morocco due to the tsunami again in the 1700 and 1800s there were a few bit lesser severe but substantial Quakes a reported large earthquake was in the Gulf of caddies and affected Portugal to compare in 2022 California had 40,000 earthquakes with 14 being deemed as significant when you put this all in perspective Portugal is a pretty safe place to live for many reasons after this video I am no longer afraid of smaller earthquakes and hope to live my life in Portugal without any fear of earthquakes in the next several decades thanks for watching and ate a Proxima