Lisbon

Latitude: 
38.72
Longitude: 
-9.13
Region Related Areas: 
Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe
GeoNames ID: 
2 267 057
Geofield: 
POINT (-9.13333 38.71667)

Lisbon Earthquake

With 30,000 to 100,000 victims, this earthquake is among the most devastating natural disasters in European history.

Tags: 
earthquakes
seismology
tsunami
Themes: 
Disasters
Regions: 
Lisbon
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