Earthquake Archaeological Effects (EAEs) triggered by the Middle Age Catalonian seismic crisis in the Romanesque heritage (NE Spain)
Keywords:
Earthake Archaeological Effects (EAEs), Middle age, Romanesque heritage, Catalonia (NE Spain)Abstract
During the 15th century several earthquakes struck Catalonia (NE Spain) triggering important damage in the main “Romanesque Buildings” of the zone. The three main events had intensities between VIII and IX (EMS-98), and occurred during a time-interval of 2 years (1427-1428 AD). The most destructive event was the last one on February 1428 AD (Camprodón, IX). The epoch documents of monasteries and convents offer relevant information on the occurred damage affecting these religious buildings and nowadays it is possible to observe earthquake archeological effects (EAEs) in the Romanesque heritage of the zone. This work deals with the analysis of the preserved EAEs by means of the application of structural geology analysis. The performed analysis indicates a directionality of the seismic ground motion consistent with the location of the Camprodón meizoseismic epicentre. This orientation could be useful in future intervention/restoration works on the Catalonian Romanesque heritage.
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