Presencia de bloques asociados a un evento de oleaje extremo en el Mediterráneo occidental (Cabo Cope, Murcia, España): posible evidencia de un tsunami
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Published:2023-03-20
Issue:2
Volume:49
Page:115-132
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ISSN:1698-6180
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Container-title:Journal of Iberian Geology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Iber Geol
Author:
Lario JavierORCID, Spencer Chris, Bardají TeresaORCID
Abstract
AbstractThe region of Murcia, in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, experiences moderate tectonic activity, with earthquakes of up to 6.2–6.9 Mw recorded. Even with seismic activity of this scale there is no geological or instrumental record of tsunamis affecting the area. The presence at Cape Cope, Murcia of a ridge of metre-sized imbricated boulders (comprised of Upper Pleistocene sediments) reaching a height of up to 4 m above sea level, indicates that there has been an extreme wave event in the area during the Holocene. Through studying the wave conditions generated during large storms in this area, the boulder ridges appear to have been caused by extreme waves associated with a seismic event, as a tsunami.
Funder
University of the West of England Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades Universidad Nacional de Educacion Distancia
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Stratigraphy,Geology
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