Inundation Studies Along the East Coast of India due to Tsunamigenic Earthquakes in North-Andaman and Car Nicobar Subduction zone  

作　　者：R.Krishna Kumar Kirti Srivastava V.Swaroopa Rani V.P.Dimri 

机构地区：[1]National Geophysical Research Institute(NGRI)(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

出　　处：《地学前缘》2009年第S1期65-65,共1页Earth Science Frontiers

摘　　要：The Sumatra-Andaman arc is an active subduction zone and had generated several destructive Tsunamis in the past.In this paper we have analyzed two historical Tsunamigenic earthquakes from this region. One of the historical earthquake is the earthquake of 26th June 1941 in the North Andaman region,which was one of the strongest in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal of magnitude M_w=7.7.This earthquake had triggered tsunami which affected the east coast of India.The other is the earthquake in Car Nicobar region on 31 st December 1881 of magnitude M_w=7.9. This submarine earthquake beneath the

关 键 词：INUNDATION tsunamigenic EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMI wave propagation run-ups 

分 类 号：P315[天文地球—地震学]