- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 1, 1755 CE
- Location:
- Portugal, Lisbon
- Magnitude:
- 8.5 Mw
- Deaths:
- 50,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 8.72
- AHEAD: Mw 8.5
Other earthquake records of 1755 CE
- Iran, N: Tabriz, Kashan · 40,000 deaths
- Morocco, Meknes, Fes · 3,000 deaths
- Portugal, Lisbon · 300 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.5 · 270 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 70 deaths
- Ecuador, Pichincha, Quito · M 7
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1755 CE Earthquake — Portugal, Lisbon happen?
- November 1, 1755 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 50,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.