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If I'm not mistaken there was an earthquake in 17xx that almost erased Lisbon. Still, it really appears that sismic activity in the Pacific is much more freque
by pid-1 5y ago
If I'm not mistaken there was an earthquake in 17xx that almost erased Lisbon.
Still, it really appears that sismic activity in the Pacific is much more frequent.
- zeruch 5y agoIt did destroy a significant portion of the city, and the rebuilding was a centerpoint of the Marquis de Pombal, whose expanding rule/influence was largely won based on his skill at using the rebuild to enact all manner of political change in a short period of time.
- Ftuuky 5y ago1755 earthquake (and tsunami) nearly destroyed the whole city and was probably one of the most deadliest in history. It was also one of the first quakes to be studied scientifically [0] Sooner or later it will hit Lisbon again, scientists say. As a Portuguese I'm very afraid the city is not prepared for something with an estimated magnitude of 7.7–9.0... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake
- EdwardDiego 5y agoI was wondering, given that quake, do Portugal's building codes now incorporate seismic standards?
- pfdietz 5y agoThe reconstruction of the city involved some of the first intentionally anti-seismic building methods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pombaline_style https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pombaline_style
- Ftuuky 5y agoYes but since 2020 it's moving to European construction standards [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocode_8:_Design_of_structures_for_earthquake_resistance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocode_8:_Design_of_structur...
- mrlonglong 5y ago1755, and it really did obliterate the city. They had to rebuild it all, it was all gone.