1755 Lisbon earthquake

E18935
earthquake historical event natural disaster

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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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
1755 Lisbon earthquake canonical 20
Lisbon earthquake 1
Lisbon earthquake of 1755 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
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 Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Portugal
date 1755-11-01 ⓘ
day All Saints’ Day ⓘ
destroyedStructure Baixa Pombalina of Lisbon ⓘ
surface form: Lisbon’s Baixa district

Lisbon’s royal archives ⓘ
Paço da Ribeira royal palace ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Candide ⓘ
surface form: Voltaire’s novel "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 Marquis of Pombal ⓘ
surface form: Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 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 1755 Lisbon earthquake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lisbon → historicEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Praça do Comércio → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Alfama → survivedEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
1755 Lisbon earthquake → triggeredEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lisbon fire
Baixa → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Hassan Tower → associatedWithEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lisbon earthquake of 1755
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 royal palace → destroyedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject surface form: Paço da Ribeira
Rossio Square → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Rua do Ouro → reconstructedAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Pombaline architecture → developedAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Lisbon’s royal archives → destroyedBy → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" → writtenInResponseTo → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject surface form: Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
Voltaire’s poem "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" → hasSubject → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject surface form: Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne
this entity surface form: Lisbon earthquake
Pombaline cage anti-seismic building design → developedAfterEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Rua da Prata → rebuiltAfter → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
صومعة حسان → damageEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
this entity surface form: زلزال لشبونة 1755
Ajuda Palace → significantEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Joseph the Reformer → notableEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
Joseph I → significantEvent → 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
subject surface form: Joseph I of Portugal