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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 ...
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL ... English: Ruins of the Lisbon Cathedral following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. ... Date of birth/death: 8 ...