Tsunami earthquakes : vertical pop-up expulsion at the forefront of subduction megathrust

• Main Authors: Hananto, N. D., Leclerc, F., Li, L., Etchebes, M., Carton, H., Tapponnier, P., Qin, Y., Avianto, P., Singh, S.C., Wei, S.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes; Tsunami Earthquakes; Seafloor Uplift Source
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143160
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Published slip distribution models, based on geodetic, seismological and tsunami data, of the Mw 7.8, 2010 Mentawai tsunami earthquake offshore south-central Sumatra, suggest that the large tsunami wave was generated by a narrow swath of high seafloor uplift along the accretionary wedge front, imply...