Open AccessCaribbean Sediment Traced to 1755 Portuguese Quake and Tsunami
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo082617
Subject(s) - quake (natural phenomenon) , martinique , digging , geology , seismology , portuguese , archaeology , oceanography , geography , history , west indies , ethnology , linguistics , philosophy
Archaeologists digging in Martinique chanced upon the first tsunami deposit from the earthquake found in the New World. The tsunami left a strong trace, it seems, because the wave went up a river.