TSUNAMIGENIC SOURCE MECHANISM AND EFFICIENCY OF THE MARCH 11, 2011 SANRIKU EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
The great Tohoku earthquake of March 11, 2011 generated a very destructive and anomalously high tsunami. To understand its source mechanism, an examination was undertaken of the seismotectonics of the region and of the earthquake’ focal mechanism, energy release, rupture patterns and spatial and tem...
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| Language: | English |
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Tsunami Society International
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Science of Tsunami Hazards |
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| Online Access: | http://tsunamisociety.org/302GPCc.pdf |