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Implications for megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis from seismic ...


Shaking up geophysics: A new model for improved tsunami prediction

Quantitively predicting earthquakes and tsunamis is a long-standing goal for seismological research. The behaviour of earthquake ruptures is ...

Cascadia Subduction Zone : Hazards and Preparedness - Oregon.gov

Oregon has the potential for a 9.0+ magnitude earthquake caused by the Cascadia Subduction Zone and a resulting tsunami of up to 100 feet in height that will ...

Indonesia in cautious mode to face megathrust earthquakes - Xinhua

Both are known as earthquake-prone areas in the Indian Ocean that have latent potential for hundreds of years for seismic gaps. "It is just a ...

NSF Award Search: Award # 1663769 - Collaborative Proposal

Megathrust earthquakes (M>8) and tsunamis in subduction zones, where one tectonic plate subducts beneath the other, cause the greatest ...

Seismic sources in the Aleutian cradle of tsunamis | PreventionWeb

Shallow earthquakes (<15-kilometer depth) with slow rupture speeds along the uppermost part of a megathrust typically produce large tsunamis ...

Six Megathrust Prone Areas in Indonesia

In addition, the region is also very densely populated, so the risk of disaster and damage from a megathrust earthquake can be very significant. Nusa Tenggara ...

The 1700 Cascadia Megathrust Earthquake and the Future of ...

Subsidence and tsunami records suggest that the earthquake was in the range of a magnitude 8.7-9.2 on the Richter scale. So what is a megathrust earthquake?

Earthquakes | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov

Giant earthquakes occur on giant megathrust faults, which comprise the stuck portions of the interface between two converging tectonic plates.

Tsunami Generation: Earthquakes

Generally, an earthquake must exceed magnitude 8.0 to generate a dangerous distant tsunami. The amount of movement of the ocean floor, the size ...

The occurrence and hazards of great subduction zone earthquakes

and characteristics of great earthquake rupture and impact seismic and tsunami hazard. The rup- ture characteristics of great earthquakes that most heavily ...

UNAIR expert on megathrust warning: Stay calm but remain prepared

Megathrust earthquake occurs due to the interaction of tectonic plates along subduction zones, posing a serious threat to Indonesia, which is ...

Bali's Looming Megathrust Earthquake: What You Must Know

These quakes are the largest and most destructive on Earth, typically exceeding magnitudes of 8.5. Megathrust earthquakes not only shake the ...

Indonesia's BNPB urges preparedness against megathrust ...

The 2004 Aceh earthquake and tsunami, the 2009 Padang earthquake, and the 2010 Mentawai Islands earthquake and tsunami serve as stark reminders ...

Locking-derived tsunami scenarios for the most recent megathrust ...

Locking-derived tsunami scenarios represent well tsunami observations of earthquakes that ruptured a locked seismic gap, and they can be used in addition to the ...

The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest

By the time the shaking has ceased and the tsunami has receded, the region will be unrecognizable. Kenneth Murphy, who directs FEMA's Region X, ...

Megathrust Research Articles - R Discovery

The data source is taken from the U.S. Geological Survey catalog. The results show that each megathrust zone has various responses to the earthquake and tsunami ...

A Megathrust earthquake as source of a Pre-Colombian tsunami in ...

... earthquakes and would give a better idea on the impact extent of the tsunami. ... implications for the tectonics and seismic potential of ...

List of megathrust earthquakes - Wikipedia

Megathrust earthquakes are large seismic events that take place along convergent plate boundaries, particularly at subduction zones. Examples of subduction ...

Nankai Megathrust Could Trigger Tsunami Reaching Indonesia

Daryono, Head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), explained that the ...

Earthquake Rupture on Multiple Splay Faults and Its Effect on ...

However, the dynamics of multiple splay fault activation during megathrust earthquakes and the consequent effects on tsunami generation are not well understood.