Modeling a tsunami from the Nicoya, Costa Rica, seismic gap and its potential impact in Puntarenas

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 372-382

  Chacón Barrantes, Silvia E ^a,b   Protti, Marino ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Nicoya gulf; Nicoya peninsula; Nicoya seismic gap; Puntarenas; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TSUNAMI; WAVE MODELING;

COSTA RICA; GULF OF NICOYA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PUNTARENAS;

OSA;

EID: 79955123710     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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