DOI: 10.1002/2015GL065567
论文题名: What caused the mysterious eighteenth century tsunami that struck the southwest Taiwan coast?
作者: Li L. ; Switzer A.D. ; Wang Y. ; Weiss R. ; Qiu Q. ; Chan C.-H. ; Tapponnier P.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-9521
EISSN: 1944-9252
出版年: 2015
卷: 42, 期: 20 起始页码: 8498
结束页码: 8506
语种: 英语
英文关键词: historical tsunami
; megathrust earthquake
; numerical model
; South China Sea
; submarine mass failure
Scopus关键词: Earthquakes
; Faulting
; Geophysics
; Numerical models
; Submarines
; Tectonics
; Volcanoes
; Geological setting
; Historical records
; Large earthquakes
; Megathrust earthquakes
; Physical phenomena
; South China sea
; Submarine mass failure
; Volcanic eruptions
; Tsunamis
; continental slope
; earthquake event
; eighteenth century
; failure analysis
; historical record
; numerical model
; shoreline change
; spatiotemporal analysis
; thrust fault
; tsunami event
; underwater environment
; volcanic eruption
; Luzon
; Manila Trench
; Pacific Ocean
; Philippines
; South China Sea
; South China Sea
; Taiwan
英文摘要: Several different historical records allude to a disastrous tsunami on the southwestern Taiwan coast sometime between 1781 and 1782, with a reported death toll of more than 40,000. Despite consistent reports from southwest Taiwan, no corroborative information exists for neighboring shorelines in southeast China or northwest Luzon, Philippines, and a plausible source of this tsunami has never been identified. Neither a large earthquake from the Manila trench and active thrust faults nor a submarine volcanic eruption from the northern Luzon Arc can explain the very localized area affected and the physical phenomena described in the historical records. Comparing the results of 13 numerical models of tsunamis generated from different sources (earthquake, volcano, and submarine mass failure), we therefore suggest that a seismically triggered, submarine mass failure on the upper portion of the continental slope offshore from southwestern Taiwan is the most likely source of the eighteenth century event. Key Points Unravel source of the deadliest historic tsunami event in the South China Sea Examined possible tsunami sources based on their geological setting Submarine mass failure can best explain this mysterious event © 2015. The Authors. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946605847&doi=10.1002%2f2015GL065567&partnerID=40&md5=2fa59f1ea839f5734dba3ba8230266ba
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/9136
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作者单位: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Recommended Citation:
Li L.,Switzer A.D.,Wang Y.,et al. What caused the mysterious eighteenth century tsunami that struck the southwest Taiwan coast?[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2015-01-01,42(20).