Tsunami hazards to U.S. coasts from giant earthquakes in Alaska

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Volumn 93, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 185-186

  Ryan, Holly ^a   Von Huene, Roland ^b,c   Scholl, Dave ^a,d   Kirby, Steve ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; SEISMOGRAPH; SHORELINE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE 2011; TSUNAMI;

ALASKA; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861143942     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012EO190001     Document Type: Review

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