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Earthquake Strike
- When
- 1 November 1755
- Where
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Part of
- 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
Magnitude 7.7+ earthquake hits Iberian Peninsula at 09:40 on 1 November 1755.
The seismic event struck on the morning of All Saints' Day, with the epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean. It affected the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa, causing widespread destruction in Lisbon.
Sources
- 1755 Lisbon earthquake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
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