Center for General Education, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
Cheng-Hao Lu
Department of Tourism and Leisure, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, 300, Liuhe Rd., Magong, Penghu County 880011, Taiwan
I-Chin Yen
Graduate Institute of Applied Geology, National Central University, 300, Zhongda Rd., Zhongli District, Taoyuan 320317, Taiwan
Jia-Hong Chen
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien County 974301, Taiwan
Jiun-Yee Yen
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, 1, Sec. 2, Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien County 974301, Taiwan
Shyh-Jeng Chyi
Department of Geography, National Kaohsiung Normal University, 116, Heping 1st Rd., Lingya District, Kaohsiung 802561, Taiwan
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A paleotsunami deposit of cliff-top basalt debris was identified on the Penghu Islands in the southern Taiwan Strait and related to the 1661 earthquake in southwest Taiwan. A minimum wave height of 3.2 m is estimated to have rotated the biggest boulder for over 30 m landwards onto the cliff top at 2.5 m a.s.l. The event must have been huge compared to the 1994 M 6.4 earthquake with the ensuing 0.4 m high tsunami in the same area, validating the intimidating tsunami risks in the South China Sea.
A paleotsunami deposit of cliff-top basalt debris was identified on the Penghu Islands in the...