Evidence for a large earthquake and tsunami 100-400 years ago on western Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Auteurs :
CLAGUE, J.J.
BOBROWSKY, P.T.

Description :
New stratigraphic evidence and radiocarbon ages, presented in this paper, show that the zone of subsidence associated with earthquakes in the Cascadia subduction zone may extend north to central Vancouver Island. The evidence is in accord with geodetic data and geophysical modelling which indicate that part of the plate boundary off Vancouver Island is locked and capable of producing great earthquakes.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 1994, vol. 41, n°. 2, p. 176-184, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 32 réf.

Date :
1994

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier