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megathrust earthquake |
1. interplate zone, one plate over another 2. r elease locked section 3. 7.0 |
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cascadia plate tectonics |
before: Kula plate and Farallon plate were big after: kula move north and Farallon plate east now: only farallen plate is left |
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farallon plate: |
explorer Juan De Fuca Gorda Cocos
North: queen charlotte fault south: san andreas fault |
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speed is relative to |
water dept, deep one can reach fast speed without lossing much energy |
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imamura Iida scale |
function of max wave height in open ocean |
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approaching land |
1. shallower and slows down energy stays the same tho, speed reduce means height increase to maintain energy Shoaling effect
height grow and tsunam=rapid rising/falliung tide |
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run-up height |
highest vertical height onshore above sea level |
