1755 Lisbon earthquake

earthquake in 1755
Event earthquake Q191055
1755 Lisbon earthquake
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1755 Lisbon earthquake

Summary

1755 Lisbon earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month, #4 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake is in the country of Portugal[3].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake took place at Lisbon[5].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's Commons category is recorded as Lisbon earthquake of 1755[6].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake occurred on November 1, 1755[7].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': -11}[8].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lisbon earthquake of 1755[9].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's modified Mercalli intensity scale is recorded as Mercalli scale IX[10].
  • 1755 Lisbon earthquake's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

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When and Where

1755 Lisbon earthquake occurred on November 1, 1755[7]. It took place at Lisbon[5]. It is in the country of Portugal[3].

Context

1755 Lisbon earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[4].

Why It Matters

1755 Lisbon earthquake ranks in the top 0.46% of earthquake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,313 views/month, #4 of 869).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Modified mercalli intensity scale Mercalli scale IX
    Instance of earthquake
    Location Lisbon
    Country Portugal
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007559184905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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