1755 Lisbon earthquake a benevolent deity. The Lisbon disaster provided a counterexample. As Theodor Adorno wrote, "[t]he earthquake of Lisbon sufficed to cure Voltaire of the theodicy of Leibniz" ("Negative Dialectics" 361). In the later twentieth century, the 1755 earthquake has sometimes been compared to the Holocaust as a catastrophe that transformed European culture and philosophy. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also influenced by the devastation following the earthquake, whose severity he believed was due to too many people living within the close quarters of the city. Rousseau used the earthquake as an argument against cities as part of his desire for a more naturalistic
1964 Guerrero earthquake 1964 Guerrero earthquake The 1964 Guerrero earthquake occurred on July 6 at in Guerrero, Mexico. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as M 7.4, or M 7.2. In the nearby region, the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate, however, this was an intraplate earthquake. The earthquake affected the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. Forty deaths were reported. The most affected places included Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Coyuca de Catalán, Tanganhuato, and Huertamo. The earthquake was also felt strongly and caused panic in Mexico City. Coyuca de Catalán was seriously damaged. The city hall was destroyed. The majority