The Vulnerability of Crescent City, California, to Tsunamis Generated by Earthquakes in the Kuril Islands Region of the Northwestern Pacific

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Research Article| September 01, 2008 The Vulnerability of Crescent City, California, to Tsunamis Generated by Earthquakes in the Kuril Islands Region of the Northwestern Pacific L. Dengler; L. Dengler Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) 1Humboldt State University Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Uslu; B. Uslu Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) 2University of Southern California 3Currently at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. Barberopoulou; A. Barberopoulou Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) 2University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Borrero; J. Borrero Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) 4Coastal Science Group ASR Limited Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Synolakis C. Synolakis Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) 2University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information L. Dengler 1Humboldt State University Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) B. Uslu 2University of Southern California 3Currently at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) A. Barberopoulou 2University of Southern California Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) J. Borrero 4Coastal Science Group ASR Limited Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) C. Synolakis 2University of Southern California Department of Geology Humboldt State University #1 Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 USA [e-mail] (L.A.D.) Publisher: Seismological Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-2057 Print ISSN: 0895-0695 © 2008 by the Seismological Society of America Seismological Research Letters (2008) 79 (5): 608–619. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.5.608 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation L. Dengler, B. Uslu, A. Barberopoulou, J. Borrero, C. Synolakis; The Vulnerability of Crescent City, California, to Tsunamis Generated by Earthquakes in the Kuril Islands Region of the Northwestern Pacific. Seismological Research Letters 2008;; 79 (5): 608–619. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.79.5.608 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Crescent City, located in Del Norte County on the California coast about 460 k north of San Francisco (Figure 1), has suffered more impacts from historic tsunamis than any other community on the west coast of the United States (Dengler and Magoon 2006). Thirty-one tsunamis have been observed at this small coastal city (population 7,542) since a tide gauge was established in 1933, including 11 events with maximum peak-to-trough wave range exceeding 1 meter and four that caused damage (National Geophysical Data Center 2008; http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml). The most recent damaging tsunami, and the first tsunami to... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.