Field survey report on the 11th March 2011 tsunami in Pacific coast of Mexico

On March 11 of 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 at 05:46:23 UTC triggered a basin-wide tsunami in the Pacic Ocean with a wave height of 10 m or more. The tsunami waves travelled a distance of more than 10,000 km to reach west coast of Mexico in Pacic Ocean. The tsunami waves reached a maximum he...

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Published in:	Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 2011-09, Vol.58 (3), p.859-864
Main Authors:	Jonathan, M. P., Roy, P. D., Sánchez-Zavala, J. L., Srinivasalu, S., Macías-Romo, M. C., Lakshumanan, C.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Civil Engineering Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Earth, ocean, space Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Environmental Management Exact sciences and technology Field study Geophysics/Geodesy Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Hydrogeology Natural Hazards Natural hazards: prediction, damages, etc Short Communication Surveying Tidal waves Tsunamis
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Summary:	On March 11 of 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 at 05:46:23 UTC triggered a basin-wide tsunami in the Pacic Ocean with a wave height of 10 m or more. The tsunami waves travelled a distance of more than 10,000 km to reach west coast of Mexico in Pacic Ocean. The tsunami waves reached a maximum height of 1.4 and 1 m than the normal forecast in Zihuatanejo and Acapulco.
ISSN:	0921-030X 1573-0840