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Seismogenic potential and tsunami threat of the strike-slip Carboneras fault in the western Mediterranean from physics-based earthquake simulations
Department of Geodynamics, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Faculty of Geology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Paula Herrero-Barbero
Department of Geodynamics, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Faculty of Geology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Geosciences Barcelona CSIC, GEO3BCN-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
José J. Martínez-Díaz
Department of Geodynamics, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, Faculty of Geology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
IGEO, Geosciences Institute, CSIC-UCM, Madrid, Spain
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The strike-slip Carboneras fault is one of the largest sources in the Alboran Sea, with it being one of the faster faults in the eastern Betics. The dimensions and location of the Carboneras fault imply a high seismic and tsunami threat. In this work, we present tsunami simulations from sources generated with physics-based earthquake simulators. We show that the Carboneras fault has the capacity to generate locally damaging tsunamis with inter-event times between 2000 and 6000 years.
The strike-slip Carboneras fault is one of the largest sources in the Alboran Sea, with it being...
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