Two large historical earthquakes in Fennoscandia still large

Abstract

Recent studies have claimed that two of the largest earthquakes in Fennoscandia, in 1759 and 1819, should have their magnitudes reduced by 0.5 and approximately 1 M S units, respectively. It is shown that there is no cause for these downgradings in the macroseismic data and the implications of reduced seismic hazard and risk for Fennoscandia are unwarranted.

Was the 1899 Menderes Valley Earthquake a double earthquake? Historical and paleosismological constraints

“…Particularly the spatial distribution of the information derived from historical documents and oral witnesses can considerably improve our understanding in terms of intensity, magnitude, epicentral position and the source fault of the earthquake (e.g. Bautista and Oike, 2000;Wahlström, 2004;Ocakoglu et al, 2006;Ocakoglu, 2007;Rodriguez and Barba, 2010).…”