Geological record of prehistoric tsunamis in Mugi town, facing the Nankai Trough, western Japan

Geological record of prehistoric tsunamis in Mugi town, facing the Nankai Trough, western Japan

Abstract Stratigraphic and paleontological investigations in Mugi Town, on the Pacific coast of Shikoku Island, revealed evidence of as many as five tsunami inundations from events along the Nankai Trough between 5581 and 3640 cal yr BP. Nine event deposits (E1–E9) were identified in cores ranging i...

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Main Authors: Yumi Shimada, Shigehiro Fujino, Yuki Sawai, Koichiro Tanigawa, Dan Matsumoto, Arata Momohara, Megumi Saito-Kato, Masaki Yamada, Eri Hirayama, Takahiro Suzuki, Catherine Chagué
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
Tsunami deposits
Subduction zone earthquake
Environmental change
Coastal deformation
Diatom
Nankai Trough
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-019-0279-9

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