José R. Ribeiro
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José R. Ribeiro
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Proud husband and father. High school teacher (Chemistry-Physics). Variable star observer @AAVSO. Auroras. Researcher in Historical Seismology @SeismoSocietyAm.
Esposende, PORTUGAL
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2 February 1816 1:15 UT
Mw8.6 earthquake at Gloria Fault, North Atlantic Ocean. Violently felt in Azores, Madeira, Iberian Pen. (14 Portuguese killed) and by many ships. Maybe the largest of AGFZ.
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
en.wikipedia.org?curid=69084847
britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
1 February 1938 19:04 UT (4:04 of 2nd LT)
Mw8.5 earthquake at Banda Sea, Indonesia. So great that surprised seismologists. Damaging tsunami in Tual island. Felt as far as northern Australia.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
doi.org/10.1785/0120...
doi.org/10.3389/fear...
news.google.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
1 February 1803 19:00 UT (2:00 of 2nd LT)
M6.3 earthquake along Red River Fault hit Xiangyun and Binchuan counties, Dali Bai prefecture, NW Yunnan, China, killing 200 people.
en.dzkx.org/article/doi/...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/b...
Not far from the 1925 Dali EQ
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February 1, 2026 at 12:09 PM
1 February 1929 17:14 UT
Mw6.7 intermediate-depth earthquake hit Badakhshan province, NE Afghanistan, destroying villages in Tajikistan, killing 180 people. Felt from Tashkent to Delhi.
doi.org/10.1111/j.13...
storing.ingv.it/ISS/index.html
archive.org/details/digi...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
1 February 1879 8:30 UT
M7.0 earthquake strongly felt at Punta Arenas (Chile) and Ushuaia (Argentina) and other places near the Magellan Strait. First known EQ in the region. Uncertainty in epicentral location.
emidius.eu/GEH/info/?en...
doi.org/10.1785/gssr...
scielo.cl/pdf/magallan...
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
1 February 1944 3:22 UT
Mw7.5 Bolu-Gerede earthquake at the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey, killed 3959 people. The fourth in the sequence initiated by the 1939 EQ.
doi.org/10.1111/j.13...
Similar sequences had happened in the past.
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
February 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
1 February 1873 1:13 UT
M6.5 earthquake hit island of Samos (Greece), causing great destruction and killing many people. Felt as far as Salonica.
emidius.eu/AHEAD/event/...
researchgate.net/publication/...
imuseum.im
Last EQ there just five years ago
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February 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
1 February 1637 1:00 UT
Mw7.1 intermediate-depth earthquake in the Vrancea region, Romania, strongly felt as far as Istanbul. One of the many large EQs produced by the Vrancea nest since at least 1107...
emidius.eu/AHEAD/event/...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 AM
31 January 1988 15:09 UT
M3.9 earthquake in Paredes/Valongo, felt through all NW Portugal (M. L. Senos, biblioteca.ipma.pt). Due to timing, produced panic in football fields. EQs near in 1919, 1972 and 2013.
casadasciencias.org/recurso/8712
cm-paredes.pt/cmparedes/up...
arquivo.cm-gaia.pt
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 AM
31 January 1955 5:03 UT
Mw6.3 earthquake at Serra do Tombador, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although being considered the largest Brazilian EQ, caused no damage, due to location in a unihabited area.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sismo_d...
repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482...
January 31, 2026 at 10:37 AM
31 January 1943 5:01 UT
M5 earthquake hit Yanaoca and Pampamarca, Cusco dept., southern Peru, destroying many buildings, killing 75 people and injuring 200. Not well-known...
repositorio.ingemmet.gob.pe/bitstream/20...
doi.org/10.1785/BSSA...
ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/h...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
January 31, 2026 at 10:31 AM
31 January 1741 1:15 UT
M7.3-7.5 earthquake near island of Rhodes, Greece, generating a destructive tsunami in Eastern Mediterranean. Much damage in Rhodes and Cyprus, less in Crete. Felt as far as Cairo. An almost unknown EQ...
emidius.eu/AHEAD/event/...
hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00299403
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM
30 January 1973 21:01 UT
M7.5 subduction earthquake hit Mexican states of Colima, Michoacan and Jalisco, generating a small tsunami and killing 56 people. Near the 1985 and 2003 EQs.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
doi.org/10.1785/0220...
cdnc.ucr.edu
hemeroteca.informador.com.mx
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
30-31 January 1902 14:01-1:41 UT
M6.9-6.6 earthquake doublet hit Aomori prefecture, northern Honshu, Japan, destroying houses and killing one person.
emidius.eu/GEH/info/?en...
repository.dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dspace/bitst...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 AM
29 January 1917 8:23 UT
Mw5.8 earthquake hit Brezice and nearby, Slovenia, close to Croatian border, collapsing buildings, killing at least two persons. WWI worsened impact...
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
researchgate.net/publication/...
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e-newspaperarchives.ch
January 29, 2026 at 8:43 AM
28 January 2020 19:10 UT
Mw7.7 earthquake at Cayman Trough, in the North America-Caribbean plate margin, caused damage in hundreds of houses in Cuba, Cayman islands and Jamaica. Felt as far as Miami and Panama.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/e...
pandora.girona.cat
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
28 January 1872 6:55 UT
M5.7 earthquake at West Caspian Fault destroyed Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, killing 200 people. Intensity IV in Baku. Other deadly EQs in 1667, 1828, 1859 and 1902.
earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/...
nhess.copernicus.org/articles/10/...
nyshistoricnewspapers.org
imuseum.im
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 AM
28 January 1931 5:55 UT
Mw5.8 earthquake hit Korce, southeastern Albania, killing 90 people. Felt also in Greece and Northern Macedonia. Other deadly EQs near in 1911 and 1960.
researchgate.net/publication/...
ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/h...
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
letempsarchives.ch
January 28, 2026 at 10:12 AM
27 January 1931 20:09 UT (2:39 of 28th LT)
Mw7.6 earthquake near Kamaing, Kachin State, Myanmar, at the Sagaing fault, particularly active in 1929-1931. Felt from to Putao to Katha and the Chinese border.
doi.org/10.1142/9789...
pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pna...
letempsarchives.ch
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
27 January 1742 11:20 UT
Mw4.9 earthquake strongly hit Livorno, Tuscany, northern Italy, damaging buildings and killing four people. Local tsunami inundated the streets. Felt as far as Genoa and Mirandola.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/
delpher.nl
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
28 January 1922 6:50 UT
M5.1 earthquake at Mogi Guaçu, São Paulo, Brazil, near the border with the state of Minas Gerais. Very violent, caused some damage and even a death (heart attack). Felt in the two states and also in Rio de Janeiro.
neotectonica.ufpr.br/2013/index.p...
memoria.bn.gov.br
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 AM
27 January 1700 5:00 UT (21:00 of 26th LT)
M9 Cascadia earthquake. The link between a Japanese tsunami and geological and historical (Native traditions) evidence of a giant EQ in America's Pacific coast was established only in 1996. A fascinating story of discovery.
nature.com/articles/379...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
26 January 1494 20:00 UT
Mw5.7 earthquake hit Malaga, Andalusia, southern Spain, destroying most of its houses. Casualities unknown, but certain. Felt as far as Cordoba and Seville.
emidius.eu/AHEAD/event/...
doi.org/10.1785/gssr...
Another EQ in 1680
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January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Reposted by José R. Ribeiro
326 years ago tonight (9 p.m. Jan. 26, 1700) a M~9 Cascadia subduction earthquake rocked the west coast from #VancouverIsland to northern California. The Juan de Fuca Plate slipped up to 20 m, causing a large tsunami, strong shaking and landslides
www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
26 January 1708
Mw5.6 earthquake hit the area of Monte Pollino, border of the Potenza and Cosenza provinces, southern Italy, causing great destruction and killing 50 people. Other M5 EQs in 1693, 1998 and 2012.
emidius.mi.ingv.it/ASMI/event/1...
gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/
delpher.nl/nl/kranten/
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
26 January 1916 7:38 UT
Mw6.4 earthquake east of Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania, knocking down chimneys and damaging walls. People run into the streets. It is the strongest crustal Romanian EQ.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
researchgate.net/publication/...
e-newspaperarchives.ch
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM