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1893 Adriatic Sea earthquake
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On 14 June, 1893, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, and tsunamis, occurred in the Adriatic Sea, Albania.

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Historical earthquakes in the area include the 1627 Gargano peninsula and the 1667 Dubrovnik earthquakes, both followed by strong tsunamis. In the last 600 years, fifteen tsunamis have occurred in the Adriatic Sea.
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How Dangerous Is The Adriatic Sea

Onboard the RV METEOR Geophysicists from Kiel together with partners from Germany, Albania, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro are conducting the first fundamental examination of the lithosphere below the southern Adriatic Sea. The aim of the expedition is to improve the risk assessment of the area.
The Adriatic Sea in general is a highly active seismic region. Several tectonic plates are colliding there. Nevertheless the geometry of the lithospheric plates below the Adriatic Sea is still controversial. Even the exact number is unknown.
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A U.S.-led international team of geologists has discovered an active fault is creating new Dalmatian Islands off the Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.
The fault, which is also creating more of the Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, previously was believed to have stopped growing 20 million to 30 million years ago.
The fault is being created as the leading edge of the Eurasian plate scrapes and slides its way over a former piece of the African plate called the South Adria microplate, lead researcher Assistant Professor Richard Bennett of the University of Arizona-Tucson said.

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