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List Of Earthquakes In Portugal
This list documents major earthquakes affecting Portugal. See also * List of earthquakes in the Azores References {{Europe topic, List of earthquakes in Earthquakes in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ... Earthquakes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale
The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS), developed from Giuseppe Mercalli's Mercalli intensity scale of 1902, is a seismic intensity scale used for measuring the intensity of shaking produced by an earthquake. It measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location, distinguished from the earthquake's inherent force or strength as measured by seismic magnitude scales (such as the "" magnitude usually reported for an earthquake). While shaking is caused by the seismic energy released by an earthquake, earthquakes differ in how much of their energy is radiated as seismic waves. Deeper earthquakes also have less interaction with the surface, and their energy is spread out across a larger volume. Shaking intensity is localized, generally diminishing with distance from the earthquake's epicenter, but can be amplified in sedimentary basins and certain kinds of unconsolidated soils. Intensity scales empirically categorize the intensity of shaking based on the effect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santarém District
The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém. The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a population of 475,344 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 70 people per sq. kilometer (180 people per sq. mile). Once part of the historical region of Ribatejo, the district was created by order of the European Union, not taking into consideration historical boundaries or cultures. Municipalities The district includes the following 21 municipalities. * Abrantes * Alcanena * Almeirim * Alpiarça * Benavente * Cartaxo * Chamusca * Constância * Coruche * Entroncamento * Ferreira do Zêzere * Golegã * Mação * Ourém * Rio Maior * Salvaterra de Magos * Santarém * Sardoal * Tomar * Torres Novas * Vila Nova da Barquinha Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022 , - class="unsortable" !rowspan=2, Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earthquakes In Portugal
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical infrastructure, and wreak destruction across entire cities. The seismic activity of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a particular time period. The seismicity at a particular location in the Earth is the average rate of seismic energy release per unit volume. The word ''tremor'' is also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and displacing or disrupting the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Earthquakes In The Azores
The following is a list of the prominent or destructive earthquakes occurring in the Azores, or affecting the populace of the archipelago: History 16th century * 1522 Vila Franca earthquake (22 October 1522) * 1591 Vila Franca earthquake (26 July 1591) 17th century * 1614 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (24 May 1614) 18th century * 1717 Graciosa earthquake * 1730 Graciosa earthquake (13 June 1730) * 1757 Mandado de Deus earthquake (9 July 1757) 19th century * 1800 Terceira earthquake (25 June 1800) * 1801 Terceira earthquake (26 January 1801) * 1816 North Atlantic earthquake (2 February 1816) * 1837 Graciosa earthquake (21 January 1837) * 1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake (15 June 1841) * 1852 São Miguel earthquake (16 April 1852) 20th century * 1926 Horta earthquake (31 August 1926) * 1932 São Miguel earthquake (5 August 1932) * 1935 São Miguel earthquake (27 April 1935) * 1937 Azores earthquake (21 November 1937) * 1939 Azores earthquake (8 May 1939) * 1950 Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Earthquakes/notability Guidelines
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Earthquakes
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is a Wikimedia movement affinity group for contributors with shared goals. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within sister projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by '' Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outside organizations relevant to the field at issue. For ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz ( es, Golfo de Cádiz, pt, Golfo de Cádis) is the arm of the Atlantic Ocean between Cabo de Santa Maria, the southernmost point of mainland Portugal and Cape Trafalgar at the western end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Two major rivers, the Guadalquivir and the Guadiana, as well as smaller rivers, like the Odiel, the Tinto, and the Guadalete, reach the ocean here. The Gulf of Cádiz is located in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean between 34°N and 37°15′N and 6°W to 9°45′W. It is enclosed by the southern Iberian and northern Moroccan margins, west of Strait of Gibraltar. Geology The geological history of the Gulf of Cádiz is intimately related to plate tectonic interaction between Southern Eurasia and North Africa and is driven by two major mechanisms: * subduction associated with the westward emplacement of the Gibraltar Arc and formation of the Gulf of Cádiz accretionary wedge. The current activity of the subduction is unclear, with some advocati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Portugal Earthquake
The 1969 Portugal earthquake struck western Portugal and Morocco on February 28 at 02:40 Coordinated universal time, UTC. Originating west of the Strait of Gibraltar, the earthquake registered a Moment magnitude scale, magnitude of 7.8 and the maximum felt intensity was VII (''Very strong'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. In total, 13 people died and 80 sustained minor injuries. It is the largest earthquake to hit Portugal since the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Tectonic setting The epicenter of the earthquake lies within a diffuse zone of seismicity known as the Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault, Azores–Gibraltar seismic belt, which marks the boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate. The deformation at this plate boundary is transpressional in style, with dextral (right lateral) Fault (geology)#Strike-slip faults, strike-slip accompanied by slow convergence (4 mm/yr). Linear bathymetric features within this zone, such as the SW–NE trending Gorringe Bank, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benavente, Portugal
Benavente () is a municipality and parish in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 29,019, in an area of 521.38 km². History In 1199 the fixation of foreign settlers on the left bank of the Tagus River created a Town on a peninsula in the tagus estuary. Situated in the western limits of Coruche castle dominion, subordinate to the Order of Calatrava. This small settlement remained under the Seignory of this Military Order, which named it Benavente, the same name as a castle of the same Military order in the Kingdom of León (Benavente, Zamora). It received its foral on March 25, 1200, given by D. Paio (or ''Pelágio''), master of the Military Order of Santa Maria of Évora. The foral was confirmed in Santarém in 1218 by Sancho I. King Manuel gave it a new foral on January 16, 1516. The present Mayor is Carlos Coutinho, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition (Communist and Green coalition). Benavente is crossed by National Road 118, which divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvaterra De Magos
Salvaterra de Magos () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,159, in an area of 243.93 km². The present Mayor is Hélder Manuel Ramalho de Sousa Esménio of the PS. The previous mayor Ana Cristina Pardal Ribeiro, had been the only mayor elected by the Left Bloc. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. Notable people * António Roquete (1906 in Salvaterra de Magos – 1995 in Lisbon) a football goalkeeper with 16 caps for Portugal Climate Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...''): * Glória do Ribatejo e Granho * Marinhais * Muge * Salvaterra de Magos e Foros de Salvaterra References External links Photos from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 Benavente Earthquake
The 1909 Benavente earthquake occurred on April 23 at 17:39:36 local in the Santarém District of the Central Region, Portugal. The earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum intensity assigned at X (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli scale. It nearly destroyed the town of Benavente, Portugal, Benavente, killing 60 and injuring 75 people as a result. Earthquake Reassessment of the earthquake magnitude suggest a magnitude of 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale. The reassessed magnitude is significantly smaller than the previous value of 6.6. The most consistent focal mechanism solution is reverse faulting along a northeast–southwest striking fault plane at an estimated Depth of focus (tectonics), depth of focus of 10 km. The location suggest it occurred in a seismic zone in the Lower Tagus Valley. There are no documented surface ruptures associated with the earthquake. It is thought that the earthquake rupture along the Fault (geology), seismogenic structure near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape St
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. They have had periodic returns to fashion - for example, in nineteenth-century Europe. Roman Catholic clergy wear a type of cape known as a ferraiolo, which is worn for formal events outside a ritualistic context. The cope is a liturgical vestment in the form of a cape. Capes are often highly decorated with elaborate embroidery. Capes remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, in France for example. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars. Rich noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
