In the course of Malta’s history, earthquakes were not unknown, and small tremors sometimes passed without much notice, but on Sunday 11 January 1693 the islands experienced what is consistently described as the most terrible and most damaging earthquake ever recorded locally, an event that left the population shaken not only by the physical destruction it caused, but by the sense of helplessness it created. A painting showing how the Mdina Cathedral looked before reconstruct

Understanding Malta Tsunami Risk Through History Although Malta is not usually seen as a place at risk of natural disasters, both...