Presence of boulders associated with an extreme wave event in the western Mediterranean : posible evidencia de un tsunami
The region of Murcia, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, experiences moderate tectonic activity, with earthquakes of up to 6.2-6.9 Mw recorded. Even with seismic activity of this scale there is no geological or instrumental record of tsunamis affecting the area. The presence at Cape Cope, Mu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Iberian geology 2023-06, Vol.49 (2), p.115 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The region of Murcia, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, experiences moderate tectonic activity, with earthquakes of up to 6.2-6.9 Mw recorded. Even with seismic activity of this scale there is no geological or instrumental record of tsunamis affecting the area. The presence at Cape Cope, Murcia of a ridge of metre-sized imbricated boulders (comprised of Upper Pleistocene sediments) reaching a height of up to 4 m above sea level, indicates that there has been an extreme wave event in the area during the Holocene. Through studying the wave conditions generated during large storms in this area, the boulder ridges appear to have been caused by extreme waves associated with a seismic event, as a tsunami. Keywords Extreme wave event * Boulders transport * Tsunami * Geological record La region de Murcia, en el sureste de la Peninsula Iberica, registra una actividad tectonica moderada, registrandose terremo-tos de hasta 6,2-6,9 Mw. Aun con una actividad sismica de esta magnitud no existen registros geologicos ni instrumentales de tsunamis que hayan afectado a la zona. La presencia en Cabo Cope, Murcia, de un cordon litoral de bloques imbricados de tamafio metrico (compuestos por rocas del Pleistoceno superior) que alcanzan una altura de hasta 4 m sobre el nivel del mar, indica que en la zona se ha producido un evento de oleaje extremo durante el Holoceno. Mediante el estudio de las condiciones de oleaje generadas durante grandes tormentas en esta zona, se infiere que este cordon litoral de bloques parece haber sido causado por oleaje extremo asociado a un evento sismico, como un tsunami. Palabras clave Evento de oleaje extremo * Transporte de bloques * Tsunami * Registro geologico |
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ISSN: | 1698-6180 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s41513-023-00208-8 |