@misc{10481/70599,
year = {2021},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70599},
abstract = {Tsunamis are triggered by sudden seafloor displacements, and usually originate from seismic activity
at faults. Nevertheless, strike-slip faults are usually disregarded as major triggers, as they are thought
to be capable of generating only moderate seafloor deformation; accordingly, the tsunamigenic
potential of the vertical throw at the tips of strike-slip faults is not thought to be significant. We found
the active dextral NW–SE Averroes Fault in the central Alboran Sea (westernmost Mediterranean) has
a historical vertical throw of up to 5.4 m at its northwestern tip corresponding to an earthquake of Mw
7.0. We modelled the tsunamigenic potential of this seafloor deformation by Tsunami-HySEA software
using the Coulomb 3.3 code. Waves propagating on two main branches reach highly populated sectors
of the Iberian coast with maximum arrival heights of 6 m within 21 and 35 min, which is too quick for
current early-warning systems to operate successfully. These findings suggest that the tsunamigenic
potential of strike-slip faults is more important than previously thought, and should be taken into
account for the re-evaluation of tsunami early-warning systems.},
organization = {Spanish project DAMAGE	CGL2016-80687-R},
organization = {Spanish project FAUCES	CTM2015-65461-C2-1-R},
organization = {AGORA	P18-RT-3275},
organization = {Programa Operativo FEDER Andalucia 2014-2020},
organization = {University of Jaen},
organization = {Spanish government through the "Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence" accreditation	CEX2019-000928-S	
RNM148	
B-RNM-301-UGR18},
publisher = {Nature},
title = {Tsunami generation potential of a strike‑slip fault tip in the westernmost Mediterranean},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-95729-6},
author = {Estrada, F. and Galindo Zaldívar, Jesús},
}