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

On 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baptista, Maria Ana Carvalho Viana (author)
Other Authors: Miranda, Jorge Miguel (author), Batllo, J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4802
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/4802