How to ACTUALLY Survive the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake

Lisbon, November 1, 1755. An earthquake, a tsunami and a fire hit the city in a single day. You get ten tries to make it out. Every mistake sends you back to 9:40 in the morning, and the only thing you keep is what you learned. Based on true events. The hero is fictional; the earthquake, the waves, the fire and every fact in the video come from historical sources. The survival advice follows today's official safety guidance. Which of the first six tries would you have picked? Drop the number in the comments. Chapters 0:00 Lisbon, 1755: what is coming 0:54 Try 1: The church 2:02 Try 2: Run for it 3:27 Try 3: The marble quay 5:22 Try 4: The boats 6:34 Try 5: The empty riverbed 7:30 Try 6: After the first wave 8:17 Try 7: The chest 9:29 Try 8: The stone house 10:28 Try 9: The ruins 12:26 Try 10: The last run 14:07 How Lisbon rebuilt Sources Eyewitness account of the Lisbon earthquake, 1755 (Fordham University, Internet Modern History Sourcebook): https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1... 1755 Lisbon earthquake (overview and references): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Li... Earthquakes, what to do (Ready.gov): https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes Tsunami safety (U.S. National Weather Service): https://www.weather.gov/safety/tsunami Sound effects (CC BY) "Heartbeat." by urupin, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/urupin/s... "Landmass / Earth Rumble" by el-bee, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/el-bee/s... "Rocks Rolling - Designed Rocks" by GregorQuendel, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/GregorQu... "Bubbling, Large, A.wav" by InspectorJ, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/Inspecto... "Coins Jingling" by f4ngy, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/f4ngy/so... "Notification Chime" by Sirkoto51, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/Sirkoto5... "Papers Rustling" by f4ngy, CC BY 4.0: https://freesound.org/people/f4ngy/so... License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... All other sound effects: CC0 (public domain) or made for this video. Ever wondered if you could make it out alive during one of the most catastrophic events in European history? In this video, we explore how to actually survive the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. By diving deep into the Portugal history of that fateful All Saints' Day, we analyze the sequence of events that devastated the city. We break down the science of the seismic activity and the subsequent massive Lisbon tsunami that followed, providing a realistic look at the dangers residents faced. Through the lens of animated history, we examine the urban landscape of the time and simulate what if you were caught in the chaos. Discover the critical survival strategies that might have saved lives during this historic natural disaster. Whether you are a fan of history or curious about earthquake survival tactics during major cataclysms, this deep dive into the Lisbon earthquake offers a unique perspective on one of the deadliest events ever recorded. Join us as we reconstruct the timeline and look at the lessons learned from the tragedy that forever changed the capital of Portugal.