Can modeling the geologic record contribute to constraining the tectonic source of the AD 1755 Great Lisbon earthquake?
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Abstract
The precise location of the seismic source of 1755 CE Great Lisbon earthquake is still uncertain. The aim of this work is to use an onland sedimentary record in southern Portugal to test and validate seismic sources for the earthquake. To achieve this, tsunami deposit thicknesses from over 150 cores collected at Salgados in southern Portugal were compared to the results of a tsunami sediment transport model (Delft3D-FLOW) that simulates tsunami propagation, inundation, erosion, and deposition. Five different hypothetical seismic sources were modeled with varying bed roughness coefficients to assess how well they reproduced observed patterns of tsunami deposit thicknesses and dune. Modeled and observed historical tsunami arrival times were also used to test different earthquake sources. Based on these comparisons, three modeled earthquake sources were able to reproduce the observed data, suggesting they should be regarded as somewhat more likely sources for the 1755 earthquake in contrast to four other modeled sources. The fault closest to shore (Marquês de Pombal) yielded the best correlations between model and observations.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Can modeling the geologic record contribute to constraining the tectonic source of the AD 1755 Great Lisbon earthquake? |
| Series title | Earth and Space Science |
| DOI | 10.1029/2020EA001109 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | e2020EA001109, 11 p. |
| Country | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
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