Carvoeiro Earthquake

hp · Post by hp » Tue Jul 29, 2003 10:24 am

Anyone else feel the tremor this morning at 06.30

hp · Post by hp » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:36 pm

Sismo abala Lisboa, Alentejo e Algarve, sem vítimas

Um sismo com magnitude de 5.4 na escala aberta de Ritcher foi sentido terça-feira às 06:31 em Lisboa, Alentejo e Algarve, disse à Agência Lusa fonte do Departamento de Sismologia do Instituto de Meteorologia (IM) de Portugal.

O abalo, que não provocou vítimas, teve o " epicentro localizado a cerca de 155 quilómetros a sudoeste do Cabo de S.Vicente, que é uma zona sísmica", acrescentou a fonte do IM.

Em algumas localidades, a intensidade do tremor de terra atingiu os 4.5 graus na escala de Mercalli modificada, segundo os técnicos.

Este foi o segundo abalo telúrico sentido em Portugal desde o início da semana, depois de domingo à noite a zona de Miranda do Corvo ter sido sacudida por um sismo de magnitude 3.5 na escala de Richter, igualmente sem vítimas nem danos.

Agência LUSA

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 12:41 pm

.....so it wasn't just for you that the earth moved!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 1:02 pm

When theres one there's usually more though so hope there won't be further tremors in the next few days.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:43 pm

yes felt it here in silves area

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:25 pm

Did it bother you ---hp guest ?
Remember the very first one i felt over 10 years ago----was in our 3rd floor apart. in Lagoa -- it was around 1.30 in morning--quite a strong one -- seemed to last quite a while -but was probably only a matter of seconds!
Next day -the local news said it was --point 4 on richter(spelling?)
but remember -the whole aprt.block was shaking ---bed -furniture -all the glass wear etc. I was frightened as id completely forgot that Algarve is on a fault line!
The next day - i felt alittle afraid of walking out--expecting any minute for another one to start!
When I went to CVO that morning --the sea was very angry--was told thats where the quakes happen. Think there'd been some strong ones a year or so previous -that had caused rockfall on CVO praia.
i believe the massive one in --was it 1756 or 1754 ?--produced the beautiful coastline of Algarve.
Remember the priest at Silves cathedral told us the cathedral walls survived that one.

Henriëtte · Post by **Henriëtte** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:12 pm

I hope it takes another 120 years for the next one!

Blondelle · Post by **Blondelle** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:52 pm

Amen to the last comment!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:16 pm

Can't agree more with the last comments, it's no laughing matter in a village which has seen a downturn (like everywhere else) this year. Interestesting to see Gambrinus comments on the expensive thread and possibly how fragile the economy is. The richter measure measurement on this was 5.1 and the less said, the better! It's a common occurance and when you look at the sciesmic records per day around the world and including Europe, it's quite something. The med and France have had their little tremors and more over the last two weeks albeit slightly smaller. hopefully nothing to worry about but certainly nothing to go on about! Mike ,Chistlehurst.

maddi · Post by **maddi** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:43 pm

But Mike, this is CVO.com, "going on" about things is what we do!

Mads

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:29 pm

Of course Mads is right -"this is" where we go on about things and although it can be bittraumatic to experience a tremor it isnt unsual in CVOs part of the world and our Portuguese friends simply shrugged their shoulders and would say "it happens"!
Mike is correct too -we do get them across europe --with some places very badly effected such as recent times in Turkey and lets not forget the "biggie" felt across the midlands here last year-though they didnt reach this neck of the woods --the tremors were felt right down to I believe within the London area.
We should never be complacent about "mother nature".

inths · Post by **inths** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 5:36 pm

Hope the wife does not see this, she thought it was my skill

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 6:08 pm

Horray!! We're trying to claim on the insurance for the damage the quake did. All the tiles round the pool lifted, cracks in walls and tiles. Insurance company wanted to know when it was, and you lot gave me the exact day and time saving hours of surfing the net. Thanks I love you all

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:47 pm

hp guest gave you the time of 0631. Here's that article roughly translated

boa sorte

Sismo shakes Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve, without victims A sismo with magnitude of 5.4 in the open scale of Ritcher was felt tuesday to the 06:31 in Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve, said to the Lusa Agency source of the Department of Sismologia of the Institute of Meteorology (IM) of Portugal. I shake it, that it did not provoke victims, had the "epicenter located about 155 quilómetros the southwest of the Handle of S.Vicente, who are a seismic zone", added the source of the IM. In some localities, the intensity of the land tremor reached the 4,5 degrees in the scale of modified Mercalli, according to technician. This was as I shake telluric sensible in Portugal since the beginning of the week, after sunday to the night the zone of Miranda of the Crow to have been shaken for a sismo of magnitude 3,5 in the scale of Richter, equally without victims nor damages.

Guest 4 · Post by **Guest 4** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:45 pm

Good lord -does itreally take 10 years to process an insurance claim in Portugal?

Carvoeiro Earthquake

Carvoeiro Earthquake

the shakes!

quake!!

Did you feel that?