Did the submarine, across-arc normal fault system in the southwest Ryukyu arc trigger the 1771 tsunami? Field evidence from multibeam survey and in-situ observation

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Matsumoto, T ^a   Shinjo, R ^a   Nakamura, M ^a   Doi, A ^a   Kimura, M ^a   Ono, T ^a   Kubo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

East Ishigaki Fault; Ryukyu Islands; Submarine active fault; Yaeyama Earthquake Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349090117     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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