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Wikipedia: The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on 1 November 1755, at around 10:24 in the morning. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and fires, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and adjoining areas. Geologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake approached magnitude 9 on the moment magnitude scale, with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km (120 mi) west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent.
![[A depiction of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake as seen from the Atlantic]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lissabon_2_s.jpg "A depiction of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake as seen from the Atlantic")
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![[The Ruins of Lisbon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lisbon1755hanging_s.jpg "The Ruins of Lisbon")
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![[Detail from above: Executions in the aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lisbon1755hangingdetail_s.jpg "Detail from above: Executions in the aftermath of the Lisbon earthquake")
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![[Model of the seismically protective wooden structure, the "gaiola pombalina" , developed for the reconstruction of...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gaiola_pombalina_s.jpg "Model of the seismically protective wooden structure, the \"gaiola pombalina\" , developed for the reconstruction of...")
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![[Calculated travel times for the tsunami waves of 1 November 1755]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lisbon_1755_tsunami_travel_times_s.jpg "Calculated travel times for the tsunami waves of 1 November 1755")
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![[Aspect of the ruined main nave of the Carmo Church.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Convento_do_Carmo_ruins_in_Lisbon_s.jpg "Aspect of the ruined main nave of the Carmo Church.")
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