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The 1531 Lisbon Earthquake: A Tsunami In the Tagus Estuary?

dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Maria Ana Carvalho Viana
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Jorge Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBatllo, J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-18T11:29:48Z
dc.date.available2015-08-18T11:29:48Z
dc.date.issued2014-10
dc.description.abstractOn 26 January 1531, a strong-magnitude earthquake heavily impacted Lisbon downtown. Immediately after the earthquake, the eyewitnesses reported large waves in the Tagus estuary, mainly north of the city and along the northern bank of the river. Descriptions include large impacts on ships anchored in the estuary and even morphological changes in the riverbed. We present a synthesis of the available information concerning both the earthquake and the water disturbance as a basis for the discussion of the probable tectonic source and the magnitude of the associated river oscillations. We hypothesize that the initial disturbance of the water can be attributed to the coseismic deformation of the estuary riverbed, and we use a nonlinear shallow water model to simulate the tsunami propagation and inundation. We show that the Vila Franca de Xira fault is the most probable source of the 1531 event. The largest inundation effects of the model correlate well with the historical descriptions: the impact is relevant in the inner Tagus estuary, but inundation in downtown Lisbon is small.por
dc.identifier.citationBAPTISTA, Maria Ana Carvalho Viana; MIRANDA, J. M.; BATLLO, J. – the 1531 Lisbon earthquake: a tsunami in the Tagus estuary? Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. ISSN: 0037-1106. Vol. 104, nr. 5 (2014) p. 2149-2161.
dc.identifier.doi10.1785/0120130316
dc.identifier.issn0037-1106
dc.identifier.issn1943-3573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4802
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSeismological Society of Americapor
dc.relationTAGUSDELTA - 3D high-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Tagus Delta - imaging and modeling of tsunami evidence for geological hazards assessment
dc.subjectSource Parameterspor
dc.subjectIntraplate Basinpor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.subjectValleypor
dc.subjectFaultpor
dc.subjectToolpor
dc.titleThe 1531 Lisbon Earthquake: A Tsunami In the Tagus Estuary?por
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleTAGUSDELTA - 3D high-resolution seismic stratigraphy of the Tagus Delta - imaging and modeling of tsunami evidence for geological hazards assessment
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/PTDC%2FMAR%2F113888%2F2009/PT
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAlbanypor
oaire.citation.endPage2161por
oaire.citation.issue5por
oaire.citation.startPage2149por
oaire.citation.titleBulletin of the Seismological Society of Americapor
oaire.citation.volume104por
oaire.fundingStream3599-PPCDT
person.familyNamede Carvalho Viana Baptista
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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