PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE EARTHQUAKE (MW 8.1) AND TSUNAMI OF APRIL 1, 2007, IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE EARTHQUAKE (MW 8.1) AND TSUNAMI OF APRIL 1, 2007, IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

On April 1, 2007, a destructive earthquake (Mw 8.1) and tsunami struck the central Solomon Islands arc in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The earthquake had a thrust-fault focal mechanism and occurred at shallow depth (between 15 km and 25 km) beneath the island arc. The combined effects of the eart...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Fisher, Eric L. Geist, Ray Sliter, Florence L. Wong, Carol Reiss, Dennis M. Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsunami Society International 2007-01-01
Series:Science of Tsunami Hazards
Subjects:
tsunami
Solomon Islands
earthquakes
tsunami analysis
wave propagation
tsunami modeling
thrust fault
Online Access:http://tsunamisociety.org/261Fisher.pdf

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