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Up-estuary extent and lithologic characteristics of tsunami deposits attributed to the 1700 Cascadia earthquake within Alsea Bay, OR

Creator:

Spruell, John T.

Abstract:

Cascadia’s 1700 earthquake generated a tsunami and widespread subsidence along Pacific Northwest coastline. The tsunami deposited sandy sediments in many Oregon coastal estuaries, such as Alsea Bay. Although the recurrence of subduction-generated megathrust earthquakes and tsunami events in this region are recorded in the stratigraphy, knowledge of the full inland...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis

Full Text:

tsunami deposits attributed to the 1700 Cascadia earthquake within Alsea Bay, OR. UP-ESTUARY EXTENT