Slip Distribution of the 1952 Kamchatka Great Earthquake Based on Near-Field Tsunami Deposits and Historical Records

• Main Authors: MacInnes, Breanyn, Weiss, Robert, Bourgeois, Joanne, Pinegina, Tatiana K.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@CWU 2010
• Subjects: Earthquakes > Russia (Federation) > Kamchatka Peninsula; Tsunamis > Research; Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment; Geophysics and Seismology; Tectonics and Structure; Kamchatka Peninsula; Kamchatka
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cotsfac/16; https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=cotsfac

We explore the magnitude and slip distribution of the 1952 Kamchatka earthquake (MW 8.8–9.0) using constraints from the 1952 Kamchatka tsunami. Our new field data provide more comprehensive coverage of the near-field tsunami than had been available to date. We examine the effects of internal slip di...