Open Journal of Earthquake Research

Volume 6, Issue 4 (November 2017)

ISSN Print: 2169-9623   ISSN Online: 2169-9631

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Liquefaction Structures from a High-Magnitude Paleoseismic Event at about 12,400 C14-Years BP in Southern Sweden

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DOI: 10.4236/ojer.2017.64014    901 Downloads   1,892 Views  Citations
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The Swedish catalogue of paleoseismic events includes 64 separate events. The seismic activity was especially high, in magnitude and frequency, in the Late Glacial with peak rates of glacial isostatic uplift. At about 12,400 C14-years BP (14,600 cal?yrs BP), there was a very strong event on the Swedish west coast. The magnitude was estimated at M > 8. It was linked to intensive liquefaction and a major tsunami event. In this paper we describe sedimentological structures of liquefaction, ground shaking and tsunami wave actions from the Hunnestad gravel pits, to the east of the city of Varberg on the Swedish West Coast. The liquefaction structures documented offer impressive and educational insight into the process of liquefaction at high-magnitude earthquakes.

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Mörner, N. (2017) Liquefaction Structures from a High-Magnitude Paleoseismic Event at about 12,400 C14-Years BP in Southern Sweden. Open Journal of Earthquake Research, 6, 216-227. doi: 10.4236/ojer.2017.64014.

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