The search for geologic evidence of distant-source tsunamis using new field data in California

• Main Authors: Wilson, R, Hemphill-Haley, E, Jaffe, B, Richmond, B, Peters, R, Graehl, N, Kelsey, H, Leeper, R, Watt, S, McGann, M, Hoirup, DF, Chagué-Goff, C, Goff, J, Caldwell, D, Loofbourrow, C
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2017
• Subjects: Geology; Tsunamis; Sediment; Geologic Surveys; Geologic Deposits; California; Aleutian Islands; Alaska; Chile; Half Moon Bay; Moon Bay; Pillar
• Online Access: http://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/8482; https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20131170c

A statewide assessment for geological evidence of tsunamis, primarily from distant-source events, found tsunami deposits at several locations, though evidence was absent at most locations evaluated. Several historical distant-source tsunamis, including the 1946 Aleutian, 1960 Chile, and 1964 Alaska...