Cumbre Vieja Volcano-Potential collapse and tsunami at La Palma, Canary Islands

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Sep 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001georl..28.3397w&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 17, p. 3397-3400

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Oceanography: Physical: Tsunamis And Storm Surges, Volcanology: Eruption Mechanisms

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Geological evidence suggests that during a future eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the Island of La Palma may experience a catastrophic failure of its west flank, dropping 150 to 500 km3 of rock into the sea. Using a geologically reasonable estimate of landslide motion, we model tsunami waves produced by such a collapse. Waves generated by the run-out of a 500 km3 (150 km3) slide block at 100 m/s could transit the entire Atlantic Basin and arrive on the coasts of the Americas with 10-25 m (3-8 m) height.

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