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Authors: | Sanchez Serra, Cristina* Martínez-Loriente, Sara* Gracia, Eulalia* Urgeles, Roger* Gómez de la Peña, Laura* Maesano, Francesco Emanuele* Basili, Roberto* Volpe, Manuela* Romano, Fabrizio* Scala, Antonio* Piatanesi, Alessio* Lorito, Stefano* |
Title: | Sensitivity of Tsunami Scenarios to Complex Fault Geometry and Heterogeneous Slip Distribution: Case‐Studies for SW Iberia and NW Morocco | Journal: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth | Series/Report no.: | 10/126 (2021) | Publisher: | Wiley-AGU | Issue Date: | 9-Oct-2021 | DOI: | 10.1029/2021JB022127 | Keywords: | tsunami earthquake complex fault geometry heterogeneous slip distribution tsunami numerical modeling seismic and tsunami hazard |
Subject Classification: | 04.04. Geology 04.06. Seismology 05.08. Risk |
Abstract: | The SW Iberian margin is one of the most seismogenic and tsunamigenic areas in W-Europe, where large historical and instrumental destructive events occurred. To evaluate the sensitivity of the tsunami impact on the coast of SW Iberia and NW Morocco to the fault geometry and slip distribution for local earthquakes, we carried out a set of tsunami simulations considering some of the main known active crustal faults in the region: the Gorringe Bank (GBF), Marquês de Pombal (MPF), Horseshoe (HF), North Coral Patch (NCPF) and South Coral Patch (SCPF) thrust faults, and the Lineament South strike-slip fault. We started by considering for all of them relatively simple planar faults featuring with uniform slip distribution; we then used a more complex 3D fault geometry for the faults constrained with a large 2D multichannel seismic dataset (MPF, HF, NCPF, and SCPF); and finally, we used various heterogeneous slip distributions for the HF. Our results show that using more complex 3D fault geometries and slip distributions, the peak wave height at the coastline can double compared to simpler tsunami source scenarios from planar fault geometries. Existing tsunami hazard models in the region use homogeneous slip distributions on planar faults as initial conditions for tsunami simulations and therefore underestimate tsunami hazard. Complex 3D fault geometries and non-uniform slip distribution should be considered in future tsunami hazard updates. The tsunami simulations also support the finding that submarine canyons attenuate the wave height reaching the coastline, while submarine ridges and shallow shelves have the opposite effect. |
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