Source analysis of the February 12th 2007, M_w 6.0 Horseshoe earthquake: Implications for the 1755 Lisbon earthquake

While very large earthquakes are generally confined to subduction zones, the SW Iberian margin –setting of the famous M w 8.5–8.7, 1755 Lisbon tsunami earthquake‐ may be an exception to this rule. Evidence for active subduction is not conclusive here, but instead plate convergence in old oceanic lit... View More