| Title | Were they all giants? Perspectives on late Holocene plate-boundary earthquakes at the northern end of the Cascadia subduction zone |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2017 |
| Authors | Hutchinson, Ian, and John J. Clague |
| Secondary Title | Quaternary Science Reviews |
| Volume | 169 |
| Pagination | p.29-49 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Vancouver Island, Washington (State), Ecola Creek, Netarts Bay, Nestucca Bay, Yaquina Bay, Coos Bay, Talbot Creek (Coos Bay), Lagoon Creek, coastal hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, paleosciences, geology, turbedites |
| Notes | While this article is focused on the northern end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, it offers an up-to-date look at research on prehistoric tsunamis on the West Coast. The authors attempt to match buried soils in southwest Washington that show seven different tsunamis with evidence on Vancouver Island. They also note what can be correlated with earthquake evidence from the entire subduction zone. The authors found that three earthquakes were definitely caused by a rupture of the entire plate margin. Three other earthquakes left tsunami evidence in the north, but the deposited soils have not yet been accurately dated. One earthquake seems to have taken place in the north, but is not well correlated in the south, indicating a possible partial plate rupture. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.05.015 |
| Series Title | Quaternary Science Reviews |
