A major earthquake hit Lisbon, Portugal. See http://www.answers.com/topic/1755-lisbon-earthquake.
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It happened around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st, 1755
Yes, in 1755 The city of Lisbon, Portugal was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami.
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The Great Lisbon earthquake took place on November 1, 1755
In 1755 a tsunami struck Portugal, with particularly devastating effetcs in the capital city of Lisbon.
Lisbon, Portugal
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Lisbon, Portugal. There was damage to other cities as well, but Lisbon took the brunt of the damage.
no one really knows for sure- harveen
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning. The earthquake was followed by a Tsunami and fires, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and adjoining areas.This is considered as the first and the last earthquake attack on portugal::It also got struck by an earthquake in 1969 but it was a minor one..