Tsunami hazard from the subduction megathrust of the South China Sea: Part I. Source characterization and the resulting tsunami

Publication type

Journal Article

Research Area

Tectonics

Abstract

The subduction megathrust under the Manila Trench has been accumulating strain over a period of 440 years or more, and could be the source for a giant earthquake of Mw  9. We present a plausible earthquake rupture model constructed from seismic and geodetic data, together with hydrodynamic simulations of the potential tsunami with COMCOT (COrnell Multi-grid COupled Tsunami model). Results indicate that this megathrust poses a risk of devastating tsunami for the Philippines, southern China, Vietnam and other population centers bordering the South China Sea.

Publication Details

Journal

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volume

36

Pagination

13-20

Access Date

1

Identifiers

ISBN Number

13679120

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