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Lisbon, Portugal Earthquake and Tsunami of 1755

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On the morning of november the 1st 1755 all saints day lisban portugal was struck by a catastrophic earthquake that seismologists originally identified as a magnitude 8.5 to 9.0 the effects of the earthquake devastated the city and caused widespread destruction and fires survivors fled to open areas... Read more