Rafael Aranguiz
Gabriel González
Patricio Catalán
Rodrigo Cienfuegos
Pure and Applied Geophysics
L1. Amenazas por procesos de tierra sólida
L2. Amenazas por procesos de aguas superficiales
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
Universidad Católica del Norte
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2016
Tsunami, Chile, runup, continental shelf, south pacific ocean
On September 16, 2015 a magnitude Mw 8.3 earthquake took place off the coast of the Coquimbo Region, Chile. Three tsunami survey teams covered approximately 700 km of the Pacific coast. The teams surveyed the area, recording 83 tsunami flow depth and runup measurements. The maximum runup was found to be 10.8 m at only one small bay, in front of the inferred tsunami source area. However, it was observed that runup in other locations rarely exceed 6 m. Tsunami runup was larger than those of the 2014 Pisagua event, despite the similar earthquake magnitude. Moreover, tsunami arrival times were found to be shorter than those of previous tsunamis along the Chilean subduction zone. Numerical simulations of the tsunami event showed a good agreement with field data, highlighting that tsunami arrival time and the spatial variation of the tsunami amplitudes were strongly influenced by the bathymetry, coastal morphology and the slip distribution of the causative earthquake.
Rafael Aránguiz, Department of Civil Engineering Universidad Católica Ssma Concepción, Concepción, Chile. National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile
Gabriel González, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
Juan González, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
Patricio A. Catalán245, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile. Departamento de Obras Civiles, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaíso, Chile. Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso (CCTVal), Valparaíso, Chile
Rodrigo Cienfuegos26, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Yuji Yagi, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Ryo Okuwaki, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Luisa Urra, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica Ssma Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Karla Contreras, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Católica Ssma Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Ian Del Rio, National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management CONICYT/FONDAP/1511007 (CIGIDEN), Santiago, Chile. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
Camilo Rojas, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile
