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| Chunga, K.; Quiñonez, M.F.. |
| The Ecuadorian shoreline is considered highly susceptible to tsunamis events of tectonic origin due to its closeness to the Nazca and South America plates subduction zone. Since 1906, eight tsunamis events have been witnessed along this coast. All have been related to seismic activity (earthquakes between Ms 6.9 to 8.9) on or near the Ecuadorian platform. Such tectonic environment favours the generation and surge of tsunamis in this region. The study area is located in the outer area of the lower basin of the Guayas River, in what is referred as the Canton General Villamil Playas. Three cores were retrieved from the supratidal coastal plain around Villamil at different horizontal distances from the Pacific shoreline. Villamil 1 was cored at 1128 m from... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Sediments; Marine geology; Tsunamis. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5768 |
