Underwater landslides
![Seafloor (dark gray) off the U.S. East Coast, showing areas of past landslides (blue)](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/AtlTsuF1Pref%20%281%29.png?itok=S9ORA5A0)
Detailed Description
Seafloor (dark gray) off the U.S. East Coast, showing areas of past landslides (blue). Underwater landslides are the primary source of potential tsunamis on this coast. Figure 1 from the journal article titled, “Morphology of late Quaternary submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin,” in the “Tsunami hazard along the U.S. Atlantic coast,” a special issue of Marine Geology. Courtesy of David Twichell, USGS.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Morphology of late Quaternary submarine landslides along the U.S. Atlantic continental margin
Marine Geology Volume 264, Issues 1–2, 1 August 2009, Pages 4-15