Pictographic representation of an earthquake that took place in 1460 or the year 7 Knives (Nahautl calendar) with accompanying translation in Telleriano Remensis. The earthquake symbol is represented by the combination of two symbols: ollin (bow-shaped, meaning movement) embedded with tlalli (dotted, layered box, meaning Earth). Reproductions from the original by Raimundo Garcia Alvarez. Credit: Suarez and Garcia-Acosta (2021)
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