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In this work, we corroborate these results using S-wave, P-wave, geoelectric, ground-penetrating radar and borehole data, confirming that the sediments deformed by several fault branches are of Upper Pleistocene to Holocene. Accumulated fault vertical offsets of about 3\u00a0m are estimated from the integrated interpretation of geophysical and borehole data, including 2D elastic seismic modeling, with an estimated resolution of about 0.5\u00a0m. The deformations affecting the Tagus alluvial sediments probably resulted from surface or near-surface rupture of the VFX fault during M\u223c7 earthquakes, reinforcing the fault as the seismogenic source of regional historical events, as in 1531, and highlighting the need for preparedness for the next event.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1785\/0220190317","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,20]],"date-time":"2020-05-20T14:08:23Z","timestamp":1589983703000},"page":"2287-2297","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Characterization of an Intraplate Seismogenic Zone Using Geophysical and Borehole Data: The Vila Franca de Xira Fault, Portugal"],"prefix":"10.1785","volume":"91","author":[{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Carvalho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, , Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal"},{"name":"Now at Galp Explora\u00e7\u00e3o e Produ\u00e7\u00e3o, Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Daniela","family":"Alves","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, , Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal"},{"name":"Now at Randstad, Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Cabral","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa, , Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Ranajit","family":"Ghose","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geoscience and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, , GA Delft, The Netherlands"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Borges","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de F\u00edsica da Universidade de \u00c9vora, , Instituto de Ci\u00eancias da Terra- polo \u00c9vora, Col\u00e9gio Lu\u00eds Ant\u00f3nio Verney, \u00c9vora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Ruben","family":"Dias","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, , Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Elsa","family":"Ramalho","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, , Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Bento","family":"Caldeira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de F\u00edsica da Universidade de \u00c9vora, , Instituto de Ci\u00eancias da Terra- polo \u00c9vora, Col\u00e9gio Lu\u00eds Ant\u00f3nio Verney, \u00c9vora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Casac\u00e3o","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de F\u00edsica da Universidade de \u00c9vora, , Instituto de Ci\u00eancias da Terra- polo \u00c9vora, Col\u00e9gio Lu\u00eds Ant\u00f3nio Verney, \u00c9vora, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jaime","family":"Leote","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estrada da Portela-Zambujal, , Alfragide, Amadora, Portugal"}]}],"member":"790","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"2020062910512931900_rf1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2149","DOI":"10.1785\/0120130316","article-title":"The 1531 Lisbon earthquake: A tsunami in the Tagus Estuary?","author":"Baptista","year":"2014","journal-title":"Bull. 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