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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. [3] In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas.
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The earthquake probably killed about 30,000 people, though some estimates double that figure. Many of the survivors fled to the wharves and keys of Lisbon's port, but they would find no safety there. The first tsunami wave surged up the Tagus estuary about an hour after the earthquake, reached a maximum runup of 12 meters (40 feet), and killed ...
The medieval convent was ruined during the sequence of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, and the destroyed Gothic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Portuguese: Igreja do Carmo) on the southern facade of the convent is the main trace of the great earthquake still visible in the old city.
November 1, 1755 10:16 Lisbon, Portugal 1755 Lisbon earthquake: 36 −11 80,000 8.5 Caused a huge tsunami USGS November 18, 1755 09:11 Boston, Massachusetts, United States 1755 Cape Ann earthquake: 42.7 −70.2 0 5.9 M w [103] [104] November 27, 1755 Fez and Meknes, Morocco 1755 Meknes earthquake: 34 −5 15,000 6.5–7.0 M w [105] [106 ...
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 ...
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake became the deadliest in more than a decade on Wednesday after the number of people killed passed ... Before and after pictures reflect the true scale of the devastation.
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