EARTHSC 2GG3 Lecture 8: Earth Science - Lecture 8 Notes.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Earth Sciences
• Course: EARTHSC 2GG3
• Professor: Sergei Basik

Document Summary

More than 1000km of the fault slipped 15m. Most tsunamis are predicted in the pacific ocean. This is where the ring of fire is. More than 50% of tsunamis in the pacific ocean. 25% of historical tsunamis are in the mediterranean sea (subduction zone) Theoretically there can be earthquakes in the arctic ocean. Dart ii system: most popular system for predicting tsunami waves. Satellites can be used to detect waves. Hard to warn people because there is a short amount of time between the earthquake and the tsunami (ex. It is possible to have a tsunami in eastern canada.