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1755 Lisbon earthquake

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. Wikipedia
Date: November 1, 1755
Number of deaths: 30,000
Casualties: 12,000–50,000 deaths
Fault: Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault
Magnitude: 7.7–9.0 Mw (est.)
Max. intensity: MMI XI (Extreme)