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1755 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 s
by Ftuuky 5y ago
1755 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...