ESTIMATION OF DANGER FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE TSUNAMI SOURCE TO THE VIETNAMESE COASTAL ZONE

Pham Van Thuc
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  • Pham Van Thuc Journal of marine science and technology Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

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https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/7/1/6327

Abstract

The Philippines archipelago is situated between 3 plates: The Philippines Sea Plate in the east, the Sundaland plate in the west and the Indo - Australia in the south. This covergence created a number of trench and subduction zones surrounding the archipelago. The Manila trench and subduction is unique tsunami source can affect to the Vietnamese coastal zones. There were about 8 tsunamis occurred during 300 years such as 1627, 1677, 1744, 1863, 1872, 1924, 1928, 1934 but tsunami with height about 10 m will occur in period of 500 years.

The long transmit time (from 2 to 5 hours) from tsunami source to Vietnamese coastal zone will be good condition to reduce human loss if we tsunami warning system in the East Sea.

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Published

29-03-2007

How to Cite

Thuc, P. V. (2007). ESTIMATION OF DANGER FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE TSUNAMI SOURCE TO THE VIETNAMESE COASTAL ZONE. Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.15625/1859-3097/7/1/6327

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