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1881 and 1949 earthquakes at the Chios-Cesme Strait (Aegean Sea) and their relation to tsunamis |
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Y. Altinok, B. Alpar, N. Özer, C. Gazioglu |
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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| ISSN |
1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 5, no. 5 ; Nr. 5, no. 5 (2005-09-23), S.717-725 |
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250002798
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-5-717-2005.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The most earthquake-prone areas in the eastern central Aegean Sea are the
Izmir Bay, the Karaburun peninsula and the island of Chios. The level of
seismic activity and tsunami potential are influenced by the presence of
normal faults around the region. There have been about 20 moderate-size
earthquakes from 496 BC to 1949 AD. Among these earthquakes, the ones on the
dates 20 March 1389, 13 November 1856, 19/22 January 1866, 3 April 1881 and 23 July 1949
produced tsunamis. The Chios-Cesme earthquake (1881, Mw 6.5) took place in
the South of the Cesme strait while the Chios-Karaburun earthquake (1949, Mw
6.7) occurred in the North. The tsunamis caused by the earthquakes affected
the coasts of Chios Island and Cesme. These waves are thought to be
associated with the earthquakes and co-seismic underwater failures possibly
occurred along the coasts of the Chios Island and Karaburun Peninsula or on
the complex subaqueous morphology between these lands. Some sea waves or
oscillations observed following the aftershocks are believed to be related
to other natural phenomena; e.g. the seiches occurred mainly in open-narrow
bays as triggered by the earthquakes. |
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