34 Result(s)

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Study of the PGV, Strong Motion and Intensity Distribution of the February 1969 (Ms 8.0) Offshore Cape St. Vincent (Portugal) Earthquake Using Synthetic Ground Velocities

The 28 February 1969 (Ms 8.0) Cape St. Vincent earthquake is the largest shock to have occurred in the region after the Lisbon earthquake of 1755. However, the study of the rupture process has been limited due...

C. Pro, E. Buforn, A. Udías, J. Borges, C. S. Oliveira in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2020)

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Re-evaluation of Seismic Intensities and Relocation of 1969 Saint Vincent Cape Seismic Sequence: A Comparison with the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake

Seismic intensity for the February 28, 1969 (Mw = 7.8) earthquake have been re-evaluated using original documents in local archives, such as, contemporary newspapers, council minutes, monographic studies, amon...

E. Buforn, C. López-Sánchez, L. Lozano… in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2020)

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Source mechanism studies of earthquakes in the Ibero-Maghrebian region and their tectonic implications

Seismicity of the Ibero-Maghrebian region includes the occurrence of shallow, intermediate depth, and very deep earthquakes. This is a very rare occurrence for a region not associated to an active subduction z...

E. Buforn, A. Udías, C. Pro in Journal of Seismology (2016)

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Earthquake Early Warning System: Application to the Ibero–Maghrebian Region

E. Buforn, A. Udías in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2015)

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A Threshold-Based Earthquake Early-Warning System for Offshore Events in Southern Iberia

The south of the Iberian Peninsula is situated at the convergence of the Eurasian and African plates. This region experiences large earthquakes with long separation in time, the best known of which was the gre...

M. Picozzi, S. Colombelli, A. Zollo, M. Carranza, E. Buforn in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2015)

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Testing the Earthquake Early-Warning Parameter Correlations in the Southern Iberian Peninsula

The south of the Iberian Peninsula is of especial interest for the application of Earthquake Early Warning System (EEWS) technologies due to the past occurrence of damaging earthquakes such as the 1755 Lisbon ...

M. Carranza, E. Buforn, A. Zollo in Pure and Applied Geophysics (2015)

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Rupture process of the Lorca (southeast Spain) 11 May 2011 (M _w  = 5.1) earthquake

On 11 May 2011, a M _w  = 5.1 earthquake shook the town of Lorca (SE Spain) causing a disproportionately large damage for its magnitude. In order to contribute to...

C. Pro, E. Buforn, S. Cesca, C. Sanz de Galdeano, A. Udías in Journal of Seismology (2014)

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Seismicity along the Azores-Gibraltar region and global plate kinematics

Seismicity along the western part of the Eurasia–Nubia plate boundary displays very complex patterns. The average motion is transtensional in the Azores, dextral along the Gloria transform zone and convergent ...

M. Bezzeghoud, C. Adam, E. Buforn, J. F. Borges, B. Caldeira in Journal of Seismology (2014)

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Vulnerability and risk analysis of monuments in Málaga city’s historical centre (Southern Spain)

A vulnerability analysis of some historical and monumental buildings in the city of Málaga is presented in this paper. More than twenty of these monuments were severely damaged or completely destroyed due to t...

T. Goded, J. Irizarry, E. Buforn in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2012)

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Site effects evaluation in Málaga city’s historical centre (Southern Spain)

In this paper we present a site effects analysis carried out in Málaga city’s historical centre (Southern Spain). Two different methodologies have been used: an experimental technique using ambient noise measu...

T. Goded, E. Buforn, A. Macau in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2012)

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Seismotectonics of the Azores-Tunisia Region

E. Buforn in The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake: Revisited (2009)

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The Bullas (Murcia, SE Spain) earthquake, 29 January 2005

The intensity and focal mechanism of the Bullas earthquake of 29 January 2005 have been determined. The intensity assessment has been carried out using the EMS-98 scale and plotted on an intensity map. The foc...

E. Buforn, S. Cesca, T. Goded, C. del Fresno, D. Muñoz in Journal of Seismology (2006)

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Reevaluation of the earthquakes of 10 March and 19 May 1951 in southern Spain

Damage and parameters of the earthquakes of 10 March and 19 May 1951 in southern Spain have been reevaluated. Data available do not allow accurate depth determinations and previous estimates of larger depths a...

A. Udías, D. Muñoz, E. Buforn, C. Sanz de Galdeano, C. del Fresno… in Journal of Seismology (2005)

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Jos Pujol — Elastic wave propagation and generation in seismology

E. Buforn in Journal of Seismology (2004)

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Introduction

E. Buforn, J. Martín-Dávila, A. Udías in pure and applied geophysics (2004)

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The Ain Temouchent (Algeria) Earthquake of December 22^nd, 1999

—On December 22^nd, 1999 an earthquake of Magnitude M_w : 5.7 occurred at Ain Temouchent (northwest Algeria). This moderate seismic event was located in a region characterized by a low seismic activity where few hi...

A. K. Yelles-Chaouche, H. Djellit, H. Beldjoudi… in pure and applied geophysics (2004)

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Seismic Sources on the Iberia-African Plate Boundary and their Tectonic Implications

—The plate boundary between Iberia and Africa has been studied using data on seismicity and focal mechanisms. The region has been divided into three areas: A; the Gulf of Cadiz; B, the Betics, Alboran Sea and ...

E. Buforn, M. Bezzeghoud, A. UdÍas, C. Pro in pure and applied geophysics (2004)