Submarine slope failures near Seward, Alaska, during the M9.2 1964 earthquake

Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, 3rd International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 269-278

  Haeussler, P J ^a   Lee, H J ^b   Ryan, H F ^b   Labay, K ^a   Kayen, R E ^b   Hampton, M A ^b   Suleimani, E ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

1964 earthquake; Alaska; Multibeam bathymetry; Submarine landslides; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EARTHQUAKES; LANDSLIDES; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TSUNAMIS;

ALASKA; MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEISMIC SUBSIDENCES; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; SUBMARINE MASS FAILURE; SUBMARINE SLOPE FAILURES;

SUBMARINES;

EID: 79959785899     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6512-5_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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