At 9am40 an earthquake measuring between 8.5 and 8.7 on the Richter scale struck the city of Lisbon.
The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and many fires destroyed the city.
This earthquake gave birth to modern seismology.
November, 1 1755
Lisbon Earthquake
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