TitleTsunami risk for insurance portfolios from megathrust earthquakes in Cascadia Subduction Zone
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsFarahani, R. J., J. Woessner, S. Bingi, I. Charvet, Ch. Williams, M. Nyst, and M. Masuda
Secondary TitleWorld Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16th)
Paginationp.1-12
Date Published2017, Jan.9-13
Conference LocationSantiago, Chile
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Digital Open Access
KeywordsCape Mendicino (Ca.), coastal hazards, Crescent City (Ca.), earthquakes, Humboldt Bay (Ca.), Long Beach (Wa.), mathematical modeling, Newport (Or.), Seaside (Or.), tsunamis
NotesThis paper is one step in a process to develop for the insurance industry “a comprehensive tsunami risk assessment for coastal cities on west of USA and [to] improve the risk management due to large tsunamis.” The authors developed tsunami hazard maps for the West Coast and modeled many different factors including subsidence and uplift. Colored maps, charts. p.1-12.
URLhttps://tinyurl.com/ycmslwc8