1755 Lisbon earthquake
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title:
1755 Lisbon earthquake
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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. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Seismologists estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 or greater on the moment magnitude scale, with its epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean abo
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Catastrophic earthquake that primarily affected Lisbon, Portugal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake
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2003-10-29T14:49:07Z
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2024-09-08T22:14:20Z
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