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  2. Political status of the Azores - Wikipedia

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    The political status of the Azores is defined by the Political-Administrative Statute of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Portuguese: Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores, EPARAA), which acts as the standard legal constitutional framework for the autonomy of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

  3. List of earthquakes in the Azores - Wikipedia

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    1937 Azores earthquake (21 November 1937) 1939 Azores earthquake (8 May 1939) 1950 Praia da Vitória earthquake (29 December 1950) 1952 São Miguel earthquake (26 June 1952) 1958 Capelinhos earthquake (13 May 1958) 1964 Rosais earthquake (21 February 1964) 1973 Santa Luzia-Santo António earthquake (23 November 1973) 1980 Azores Islands ...

  4. Madre de Deus Manor - Wikipedia

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    The 1980 Azores earthquake caused serious damage to the internal structure of the building, demanding major repairs, consolidation of walls and restore of spaces. [1] Yet, owing to the expense, the family sold the estate to the State, which was restored and re-qualified to serve as the cabinet of the Ministry of the Republic in the Azores. [1]

  5. More than 1,000 small earthquakes hit Portuguese ... - AOL

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    Rui Marques, head of the Azores archipelago's seismo-volcanic surveillance centre CIVISA, told Reuters on Monday the earthquakes, with a magnitude ranging from 1.9 to 3.3, had been recorded on the ...

  6. 1964 Rosais earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1964 Rosais earthquake (Portuguese: Crise sísmica dos Rosais) was a series of seismic swarms occurring in February 1964, leading to two major earthquakes on 15 and 21 February, resulting in the destruction of most of the habitable dwellings on the western part of the island of São Jorge, in the archipelago of the Azores. The event ...

  7. Political status of the Autonomous Region of the Azores

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    Political status of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; English. ... Political status of the Azores; Retrieved from "https: ...

  8. Azores–Gibraltar transform fault - Wikipedia

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    The Azores–Gibraltar transform fault (AGFZ), also called a fault zone and a fracture zone, is a major seismic zone in the eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Azores and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is the product of the complex interaction between the African , Eurasian , and Iberian plates. [ 1 ]

  9. 1522 Vila Franca earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The town was granted the status of a municipality in 1472. The principal civil and religious institutions and the residence were located there, as well as the residence of the Donatary-Captain, whose family (the Gonçalves da Câmara clan) were the most powerful on the island. They would later receive the title of Counts of Vila Franca. The ...