1755 Lisbon Earthquake

[Jim Eshelman]

November 1, 1755, 9:40 AM, Lisbon, Portugal (M = 8.5-9.0)

The Great Lisbon Earthquake, including its consequent fires and tsunami, nearly destroyed Lisbon and surrounding areas. Though the epicenter was in the Atlantic about 120 miles SW of Cape St. Vincent (at 36N, 11W), its great impact was Lisbon, killing somewhere between 10,000 and 100,000 people just around Lisbon. This accelerated political and social tensions. Economic damages were between a third and a half of Portugal's GDP.

The fires were caused by the unusually numerous lit candles all over the city for All Saints' Day. Hundreds died solely from asphyxiation from the smoke.

Year: Capricorn {0}
Venus on Dsc 1°29'
Sun, Saturn, Neptune more widely foreground
-- Sun-Saturn conj. 1°08' in mundo

Bridge {+1}
t Saturn conj. CapQ Moon 0°54'
CapQ Moon conj. p Sun 0°16'
t Mars sq. Capsolar MC 0°49'
CanQ Moon sq. p Venus 0°51'
t Jupiter conj. Cansolar IC 1°22'

Quarter: Libsolar {+2}
Saturn sq. MC 0°45'
Sun on IC 2°07'
-- Sun-Saturn sq. 1°14'
Venus & Neptune more widely foreground
-- Sun-Venus conj. 3°13' in mundo

Month: Caplunar {+2}
Saturn on EP 1°09' [sq. non-ang Mercury 1°49' in mundo]
Jupiter sq. Asc 1°25' [sq. non-ang Pluto 1°08' in mundo]
Moon & Mars more widely angular
Moon-Saturn sq. 1°10'
Moon-Sun sq. 2°28'
Moon-Mercury sq. 2°46' in mundo

Week: Canlunar {+2}
Moon on MC 0°45'
Saturn on IC 3°13'
-- Moon-Saturn op. 1°43'
Mars sq. Asc 2°36'

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+2}
p EP op. t Sun 0°26', t Venus 1°45'
-- t Sun-Venus conj. 1°05'; both sq. (non-ang) s Neptune partile
t Saturn conj. p Moon 0°54'
p Moon conj. p Sun 0°16'
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t Mars sq. s MC 0°49'

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {+1}
p MC op. s Saturn 0°51'
p Asc sq. s Sun 0°30', p Sun 0°13', t Saturn 1°29'
p Moon sq. p Venus 0°51'
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t Jupiter conj. s IC 1°22'


SUMMARY
Year (0): Venus (Sun Saturn Neptune). Sun-Saturn.
Bridge: Sun Mars Saturn (Cap, +2). Venus Jupiter (Can, -2).
Quarter (+2): Sun Saturn (Venus Neptune). Sun-Venus Sun-Saturn.
Month (+2): Jupiter Saturn (Moon Mars). Moon-Sun Moon-Mercury Moon-Saturn (Mercury-Saturn Jupiter-Pluto).
Week (+2): Moon Saturn (Mars). Moon-Saturn.
Day (Capsolar): Sun Venus Moon-Saturn Moon-Sun Sun-Venus (Sun-Neptune Venus-Neptune) (CapQ, +1). Mars (transit, +2).
Day (Cansolar): Sun Saturn x2 Moon-Venus (CanQ). Jupiter (transit).