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Discovery of an ancient tsunami deposit in coastal sequences of southwest Japan: Verification of a large historic tsunami
Author(s) -
Minoura Koji,
Nakata Takashi
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
island arc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.554
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1440-1738
pISSN - 1038-4871
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1738.1994.tb00006.x
Subject(s) - geology , radiometric dating , seismology , tsunami wave , oceanography , paleontology , physical geography , geography
A tsunamigenic sand layer is present in coastal sequences of the Masuda Plain, southwest Japan. The radiometric age of the layer has been estimated at 930 ± 80 years BP. It is proposed that the deposit is the product of a large historic tsunami believed to have occurred in the Japan Sea on 16 June 1026 AD.