On 1 April 2014, an earthquake with moment magnitude Mw 8.2 occurred off the coast of northern Chile, generating a tsunami that prompted evacuation along the Chilean coast. Here tsunami characteristics are analyzed through a combination of field data and numerical modeling. Despite the earthquake magnitude, the tsunami was moderate, with a relatively uniform distribution of runup, which peaked at 4.6 m. This is explained by a concentrated maximal slip at intermediate depth on the megathrust, resulting in a rapid decay of tsunami energy. The tsunami temporal evolution varied, with locations showing sustained tsunami energy, while others showed increased tsunami energy at different times after the earthquake. These are the result of the interaction of long period standing oscillations and trapped edge wave activity controlled by inner shelf slopes. Understanding these processes is relevant for the region, which still posses a significant tsunamigenic potential.
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The 1 April 2014 Pisagua tsunami: Observations and modeling
Abstract
- Investigadores del Centro
- Patricio Catalán Mondaca · Rodrigo Cienfuegos Carrasco
- Revista
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Área de investigación
- Identificación de Amenazas
- Autores
- Patricio Catalán Mondaca · Rafael Aranguiz · Gabriel González · Rodrigo Cienfuegos Carrasco · Mahesh Shrivastava · Alejandra Gubler
- Temáticas
- Tsunamis
- Año
- 2015
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