Nearshore tsunami amplitudes
![A graph with three different lines plotted, for minimum, average, and maximum values for the hypothetical data being displayed.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/MonteCarloSim.jpg?itok=dD1SEAH5)
Detailed Description
To determine the range of possible tsunami amplitudes for a given earthquake magnitude and location, a Monte Carlo-type simulation can be run, involving a large number of slip distributions. Statistics from the simulation could then be used for hazard planning. An example showing minimum, average, and maximum nearshore tsunami amplitude (not runup) for a section of the Pacific Northwest coastline is shown below. The horizontal gridpoint axis is distance measured parallel to the shoreline (approx. 3.5 km/gridpoint).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.