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1755 Lisbon earthquake

Took place on November 1, 1755

270

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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa area on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, 1755 (on the Christian Feast of All Saints); it took place at approximately 09:40 local time.

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