New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii
- January 15, 2016
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Prevailing scientific models about earthquake generation are challenged when it comes to forecasting earthquake probabilities where observations indicate a creeping megathrust (the gently-dipping fault between converging tectonic plates, where one plate is thrust below the other). New geological evidence aids tsunami hazard assessments from Alaska to Hawaii.
