Combining inland and offshore paleotsunamis evidence: the Augusta Bay (eastern Sicily, Italy) case study

Offshore and inland geological evidence for multiple tsunami inundations was found in the Augusta Bay area: (1) the main local historical tsunamis (1908, 1693, 1169), (2) two far-generated tsunamis (i.e. Crete 365 AD and Santorini, 3600 BP), and (3) seven unknown tsunamis). Average tsunami recurrenc...

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Main Authors: A. Smedile, P. M. De Martini, D. Pantosti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/2557/2012/nhess-12-2557-2012.pdf