Stratigraphic evidence of two historical tsunamis on the semi-arid coast of north-central Chile

Stratigraphic evidence of two historical tsunamis on the semi-arid coast of north-central Chile

On September 16, 2015, a Mw 8.3 earthquake struck the north-central Chile coast, triggering a tsunami observed along 500 km of coastline, between Huasco (28.5°S) and San Antonio (33.5°S). This tsunami provided a unique opportunity to examine the nature of tsunami deposits in a semi-arid, siliciclast...

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Main Authors: DePaolis, Jessica M., Dura, Tina, MacInnes, Breanyn, Ely, Lisa L., Cisternas, Marco, Carvajal, Matías, Tang, Hui, Fritz, Hermann M., Mizobe, Cyntia, Wesson, Robert L., Figueroa, Gino, Brennan, Nicole, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Pilarczyk, Jessica E., Corbett, D. Reide, Gill, Benjamin C., Weiss, Robert
Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Science::Geology
Historical Tsunami
Stratigraphic Evidence
Chile
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157209
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English

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