POTENTIAL OF TSUNAMI GENERATION ALONG THE COLOMBIA/ECUADOR SUBDUCTION MARGIN AND THE DOLORES-GUAYAQUIL MEGA-THRUST

The Colombia/Ecuador subduction zone is a region where high seismic stress is presently accumulating. Statistical probability studies and GPS measurements of crustal deformation indicate that the region has an increased potential to generate in the near future a major or great tsunamigenic earthquak...

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Main Author: George Pararas-Carayannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2012-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
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Online Access:http://www.tsunamisociety.org/313gpc.pdf