Situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores plateau is a region of elevated topography encompassing the triple junction between the Eurasian, Nubian and North American plates. The plateau is crossed by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and the Terceira Rift is generally thought of as its northern boundary. The origin of the plateau and of the Terceira Rift is still under debate. This region is associated wit...
We propose a Bayesian framework for the combination of catalogs of large earthquakes and dated cumulative slip data. It provides a quantitative way of discriminating or ranking the different renewal models. Indeed, once the datasets and priors are chosen, no additional expert opinion is required, and the ranking comes out of the Bayes factors directly. This way, the experience of experts is valorized, but the e...
The area of Lisbon has been struck by destructive earthquakes in the past and with very intense consequences. As of today, two main areas host active faults with concern for the region: offshore with the still unclear source of the famous and catastrophic 1755 earthquake and inland with the Lower Tagus Valley where unknown fault(s) have produced the 1909 and 1531 events with estimated magnitudes ranging from 6 ...
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