1. 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
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2. The Disaster at Lisbon Great Lisbon Earthquake Kingdom of Portugal
November 1, 1755 ( All Saints’ Day)
Earthquake – Fire – Tsunami

3. Earthquake

4. 200 Km South-West from Cape St. Vicent in the Atlantic Ocean
Worst damage occurred in Lisbon (Portugal’s capital)

5. Moment magnitude scale: 8.5~9.0
After shocks occurred in December
Huge fissures through the center of Lisbon (15 feet wide)
One of the deadliest earthquakes

6. Fire

7. Cooking fires and candels
Looters set fire
Very few people extinguished the fire
Raged for five days
2/3 of the city was destroyed
Escaped to waterfront and coasts

8. Royal Opera House

9. Tsunami

10. 30 minutes after the earthquake
Highest wave: 6 meters
Reached farthest to Galway in Ireland
Greatest destruction: Algarve

11. Influences Development of Seismology
Influenced European Age of Enlightenment
Human cost (60000 people died)
Great opportunity for economic reform

12. The Constructions of Buildings
Building heights should be restricted
Streets must be wide enough
Architectural ornamentation should be reduced
Add fire breaks between the roofs of adjacent building

13. Royal Ribeira Palace
Lisbon Cathedral
Royal Hospital of All Saints

14. Reference