Revised Storegga Slide reconstruction reveals two major submarine landslides 12,000 years apart

The tsunami from the Storegga slide 8,150 years ago was caused by a smaller submarine landslide than previously thought, which implies higher hazard in the region, according to analyses of geophysical data and sediment cores that suggest an older origin of part of the scar.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jens Karstens, Haflidi Haflidason, Christian Berndt, Gareth J. Crutchley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00710-y