TitleA maximum rupture model for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone—reassessing ages for coastal evidence of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsNelson, Alan R., DuRoss. Christophe B., Robert C. Witter, Harvey M. Kelsey, Simon E. Engelhart, Shannon A. Mahan, Harrison J. Gray, Andrea D. Hawkes, Benjamin P. Horton, and Jason S. Padgett
Secondary TitleQuaternary Science Reviews
Volume261
Number106922
Pagination19 p.
Date Published2021, Jun.1
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription
KeywordsAlsea Bay, coastal hazards, Columbia River, Coos Bay, Coquille River, earthquakes, geology, mathematical modeling, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, paleosciences, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, tsunamis, Yaquina Bay
Notes“A new history of great earthquakes (and their tsunamis) for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone shows more frequent (17 in the past 6700 yr) megathrust ruptures than previous coastal chronologies.” (from the Abstract) The article contains a link to supplementary data, also accessible through U.S. Geological Survey data releases.
DOI10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.106922
Series TitleQuaternary Science Reviews