Autonomous Community

Alicante

Spain · Europe

Alicante is an autonomous community of Spain, in Europe. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 2 tsunamis observed on its coasts.

Tectonic Plates

• Eurasian Plate

Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts

• 1980El Asnam, Algeria · 0.7 m5,000 deaths
• 1954Sea of Alboran, Algeria · 0.3 m1,243 deaths

• Country Profile · Spain

Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002