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The earthquake and tsunami of 1865 November 17: evidence for far-field tsunami hazard from Tonga

Synolakis Kostas, José Borrero, Okal, Emile A

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/10274632-EBAF-4480-82C7-F337EABE38EE-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02177.x-
Languageen-
Extent10 pagesen
TitleThe earthquake and tsunami of 1865 November 17: evidence for far-field tsunami hazard from Tongaen
CreatorSynolakis Kostasen
CreatorΣυνολακης Κωσταςel
CreatorJosé Borreroen
CreatorOkal, Emile Aen
Content SummaryHistorical reports of an earthquake in Tonga in 1865 November identify it as the only event from that subduction zone which generated a far-field tsunami observable without instruments. Run-up heights reached 2 m in Rarotonga and 80 cm in the Marquesas Islands. Hydrodynamic simulations require a moment of 4 × 1028 dyn cm, a value significantly larger than previous estimates of the maximum size of earthquake to be expected at the Tonga subduction zone. This warrants an upwards re-evaluation of the tsunami risk from Tonga to the Cook Islands and the various Polynesian chains, which had hitherto been regarded as minor.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-10-10-
Date of Publication2004-
SubjectEarthquake sea wavesen
SubjectSeismic sea wavesen
SubjectSeismic surgesen
SubjectTidal wavesen
SubjectTunamisen
Subjecttsunamisen
Subjectearthquake sea wavesen
Subjectseismic sea wavesen
Subjectseismic surgesen
Subjecttidal wavesen
Subjecttunamisen
Bibliographic CitationE. A. Okal, J Borrero , C. E. Synolakis,"The earthquake and tsunami of 1865 November 17: evidence for far-field tsunami hazard from Tonga",Geophys. J. Int. , vol. 157 ,no.1,pp.164-174,2004. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02177.xen

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