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Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon around 30,000–40,000. A further 10,000 may have died in Morocco. The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal and profoundly disrupted the Portuguese Empire. The event was widely discussed and dwelt upon by European Enlightenment philosophers, and inspired major developments in theodicy.
1531 Lisbon earthquake: Earthquake 26 January 1531: Continental Portugal 1000–30000 (est.) [9] 1757 Azores Islands earthquake Earthquake 9 July 1757: Azores 1000–1500 (est.) [10] 1803 Madeira floods and mudslides Floods 9 October 1803: Madeira: 600–1000 (est.) [11] 1967 Portugal floods: Floods 25–26 November 1967: Lisbon District: 462 ...
1755-11-01: Atlantic Ocean 8.7–9.0 M w: XI Lisbon almost completely destroyed by the earthquake and subsequent conflagrations. A large tsunami with a maximum height of 18.3 meters. Deaths were also reported in Morocco due to the tsunami. In the Lesser Antillies, surges were also observed. 50,000–100,000 [14] [15] 1756-03-29 Lisbon [16] 1761 ...
1 Ten deadliest natural disasters by highest estimated death toll excluding epidemics and famines. ... 1755 Lisbon earthquake: Portugal: November 1, 1755: 5. 30,000 ...
On November 1, 1755, at 9:20 am, a massive earthquake (estimated at 8.5–9.0 on the moment magnitude scale) struck Lisbon, followed by a tsunami and a fire, resulting in the near-total destruction of the city. The earthquake accentuated political tensions in Portugal and profoundly disrupted the country's 18th century colonial ambitions.
Death toll may have been a historical conflation with earthquakes on November 1137 in the Jazira plain and the 1138 Aleppo earthquake. [11] 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: December 26, 2004: Sumatra, Indonesia: 227,898: 9.1–9.3: Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead. [10] 1303 Hongdong earthquake: July 25, 1303
A strong magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador late on Saturday the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Joseph's reign is also noteworthy for the Lisbon earthquake, firestorm and tsunami of 1 November 1755, in which between 30,000 and 40,000 people died. [15] The earthquake caused Joseph to develop a severe case of claustrophobia , and he was never again comfortable living within a walled building.