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1755 Meknes earthquake
1755 CE · Morocco, Africa · Disaster
The 1755 Meknes earthquake affected Morocco on 27 November 1755. The earthquake had a moment magnitude (Mw) estimated at between 6. 5 and 7. 0. It devastated the cities of Fes and Meknes—killing at least 15,000 people in both cities. The earthquake struck less than a month after another earthquake that devastated Morocco and Lisbon on 1 November.
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