US EditionNew Look at 1755 Quake, Europe’s Largest Ever, May Foretell Atlantic ‘Ring of Fire’
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Earth scientists have discovered a new rock structure beneath the ocean floor southwest of Portugal. They suspect that this "drip structure" was the cause of the largest earthquake ever recorded in Europe, 250 years ago. For the research, scientists from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the University of Lisbon, and Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz examined the seafloor and deeper layers in a section of the Atlantic Ocean. An earthquake struc…
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DnoticiasNever had "a failure with enough dimensions to generate a symmetry like the 1755", but a now discovered figurine, which is laying up a plate in the Atlantic, may be the reason.
Researchers Have Discovered What Causes Lisbon’s Major Earthquakes
Lisbon’s relationship with earthquakes is both tragic and mysterious. The most infamous disaster struck on All Saints’ Day on November 1, 1755 when tens of thousands of worshippers and Lisbon residents were killed as the city shook, flooded, and burned. The catastrophe stunned Europe. The French writer Voltaire, horrified, asked bitterly whether Lisbon had been more sinful than Paris or London to… Source
The devastating Lisbon earthquake of 1755, which left the Portuguese capital and much of Western Europe in ruins, could have been much more than an isolated disaster. According to a new study, the earthquake of magnitude greater than 8 on the Richter scale was not only the worst seismic catastrophe of its time, but also one of the first signs of a deep process at the bottom of the Atlantic.
Dutch scientist finds possible cause of Europe’s deadliest earthquake; warns of repeat
Scientists have found an explanation for the deadliest earthquake in European history, which destroyed Lisbon in 1755. Earth scientist Wouter Schellart of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, together with colleagues from Lisbon and Mainz, has discovered a “drip structure” of dense rock deep in the ocean floor. It extends to a depth of about 200 kilometers and is slowly sinking, with implications for the seafloor and surrounding countries.
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