SEISMOTECTONICS AND MECHANISMS OF TSUNAMI GENERATION ALONG ACTIVE BOUNDARIES OF YOUNG, MARGINAL SEA BASINS AND SPREADING RIDGES OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION – Case Study: The Earthquake and Tsunami of 1 April 2007 in the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands region is characterized by high seismic activity. During the last 100 years there have been numerous strong earthquakes with periodic variation of recurrence. Some of them on either side of the Solomon Island Volcanic Arc have generated destructive tsunamis not only in the Solomo...
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| Language: | English |
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Tsunami Society International
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Science of Tsunami Hazards |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tsunamisociety.org/392Pararas-Carayannis.pdf |