1755 Lisbon earthquake

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The 1755 Lisbon earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck Portugal’s capital on All Saints’ Day, triggering massive fires and a tsunami, and profoundly influencing European philosophy, science, and urban planning.

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instanceOf earthquake ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ
aftershock multiple strong aftershocks during the same day ⓘ
casualtiesEstimate tens of thousands ⓘ
casualtiesEstimateInLisbon approximately 30,000–40,000 deaths ⓘ
cityMostAffected Lisbon ⓘ
countryAffected Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
linked to: Portugal
date 1755-11-01 ⓘ
day All Saints’ Day ⓘ
destroyedStructure Lisbon’s Baixa district ⓘ
Lisbon’s royal archives ⓘ
Royal Ribeira Palace ⓘ
numerous churches and monasteries in Lisbon ⓘ
economicImpact severe destruction of Lisbon’s economy ⓘ
epicenterRegion near Lisbon, Portugal ⓘ
feltInRegion British Isles ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
governingMonarch Joseph I of Portugal ⓘ
influenced European Enlightenment thought ⓘ
Immanuel Kant’s writings on earthquakes ⓘ
Voltaire’s novel "Candide" ⓘ
linked to: Candide

Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" ⓘ
debates on the problem of evil in philosophy ⓘ
development of modern earthquake-resistant urban planning in Lisbon ⓘ
early seismological studies in Europe ⓘ
reconstruction of Lisbon’s Baixa Pombalina ⓘ
theological discussions on divine providence ⓘ
keyPoliticalFigure Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal ⓘ
linked to: Marquis of Pombal
legacy considered one of the deadliest earthquakes in European history ⓘ
milestone event in the history of seismology ⓘ
turning point in Lisbon’s urban development ⓘ
magnitudeEstimate 8.5–9.0 Mw ⓘ
maximumIntensity XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale ⓘ
reconstructionFeature Pombaline cage anti-seismic building design ⓘ
reconstructionPlan grid-based layout for central Lisbon ⓘ
responseLedBy Marquis of Pombal ⓘ
timeOfDay around 09:40 local time ⓘ
triggeredEvent Lisbon fire ⓘ
tsunami along the Portuguese coast ⓘ
tsunami in Morocco ⓘ
tsunami in southwestern Spain ⓘ
tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
tsunami observed in the British Isles ⓘ
tsunami observed in the Caribbean ⓘ
tsunamiArrivalTimeInLisbon about 20–40 minutes after the main shock ⓘ
tsunamiWaveHeightInLisbonHarbor approximately 5–15 meters ⓘ

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Praça do Comércio → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Alfama → survivedEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
1755 Lisbon earthquake → triggeredEvent → Lisbon fire ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Baixa → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Hassan Tower → associatedWithEvent → Lisbon earthquake of 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Joseph I of Portugal → wasMonarchDuring → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Carmo Convent → damagedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Terreiro do Paço → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Rua Augusta → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Paço da Ribeira → destroyedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject linked to: Paço da Ribeira royal palace
Rossio Square → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Rua do Ouro → reconstructedAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
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Lisbon’s royal archives → destroyedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne → writtenInResponseTo → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne → hasSubject → Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Rua da Prata → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
صومعة حسان → damageEvent → زلزال لشبونة 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Ajuda Palace → significantEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Joseph the Reformer → notableEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Joseph I of Portugal → significantEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject linked to: Joseph I
Carmo Archaeological Museum → significantEvent → Lisbon earthquake of 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Rossio → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Baixa Pombalina → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject linked to: Baixa Pombalina area
Ribeira district of Lisbon → associatedWithEvent → Lisbon earthquake of 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Ribeira district of Lisbon → reconstructedAfter → Lisbon earthquake of 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Rua Augusta (Lisbon) → reconstructedAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject linked to: Rua Augusta, Lisbon
Pombaline cage → developedAfterEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Praça do Comércio → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject linked to: Praça do Comércio, Lisbon
Lisbon historic centre → partlyRebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Cathedral of Saint Mary Major → damagedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Baixa district of Lisbon → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Portuguese royal court in Lisbon → historicalEvent → Lisbon earthquake of 1755 ⓘ
linked to: 1755 Lisbon earthquake
Azores–Gibraltar region → hasHistoricalEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Hassan Mosque → damageEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ