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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-335-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-335-2018
Research article
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23 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 23 Jan 2018

The 1997 Kronotsky earthquake and tsunami and their predecessors, Kamchatka, Russia

Joanne Bourgeois and Tatiana K. Pinegina

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The 5 Dec 1997 magnitude 7.8 Kronotsky earthquake and tsunami occurred on a dark night in an unpopulated area. A limited (Dec 97) post-tsunami survey found relatively small run-up, which influenced some earthquake analyses. Years later, to our surprise, we discovered an extensive tsunami deposit up to 9 m above sea level on an unexplored coastal sector. Our tsunami runup data require reevaluation of earthquake rupture location and characteristics, and of the northern Kamchatka subduction zone.
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