PAZMIÑO , N.

A numerical simulation of the 26th December, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami of the Tamil Nadu coastal zone is presented. The simulation approach is based on a fully nonlinear Boussinesq tsunami propagation model and included an accurate computational domain and a robust coseismic source. The simulation is first confronted to available tide gauge and...

The devastating April 16, 2016, Pedernales, Ecuador, Mw 7.8 earthquake was among a sequence of ruptures that occurred along the seismically segmented North Andean subduction zone. It caused 700 fatalities, and more than 7,000 people were injured. The magnitude and location of it were similar to those of the May 14, 1942, earthquake, relaxing...