Date in year · 1969 · The 1960s
On February 28, 1969, the 1969 Portugal earthquake hits Portugal, Spain and Morocco. The year's #1 song was "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Keith DeCandido, Felix Baumgartner, Will Hodgman would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · February 28, 1969
The 1969 Portugal earthquake struck western Portugal and Morocco on 28 February at 02:40 UTC. 8 and the maximum felt intensity was VII on the Mercalli intensity scale. In total, 13 people died and 80 sustained minor injuries.
Around 1969
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.
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Earthquake in Portugal and Morocco
The 1969 Portugal earthquake struck western Portugal and Morocco on 28 February at 02:40 UTC. 8 and the maximum felt intensity was VII on the Mercalli intensity scale. In total, 13 people died and 80 sustained minor injuries.
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