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Explosive eruption, flank collapse and megatsunami at Tenerife ca. 170 ka

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  • Raphaël Paris

    (Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans)

  • Juan J. Coello Bravo

    (Instituto Volcanológico de Canarias (INVOLCAN))

  • María E. Martín González

    (Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Tenerife, Calle Fuente Morales)

  • Karim Kelfoun

    (Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans)

  • François Nauret

    (Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans)

Abstract

Giant mass failures of oceanic shield volcanoes that generate tsunamis potentially represent a high-magnitude but low-frequency hazard, and it is actually difficult to infer the mechanisms and dynamics controlling them. Here we document tsunami deposits at high elevation (up to 132 m) on the north-western slopes of Tenerife, Canary Islands, as a new evidence of megatsunami generated by volcano flank failure. Analyses of the tsunami deposits demonstrate that two main tsunamis impacted the coasts of Tenerife 170 kyr ago. The first tsunami was generated during the submarine stage of a retrogressive failure of the northern flank of the island, whereas the second one followed the debris avalanche of the subaerial edifice and incorporated pumices from an on-going ignimbrite-forming eruption. Coupling between a massive retrogressive flank failure and a large explosive eruption represents a new type of volcano-tectonic event on oceanic shield volcanoes and a new hazard scenario.

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  • Raphaël Paris & Juan J. Coello Bravo & María E. Martín González & Karim Kelfoun & François Nauret, 2017. "Explosive eruption, flank collapse and megatsunami at Tenerife ca. 170 ka," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms15246
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15246
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    1. Matthias Rauter & Sylvain Viroulet & Sigríður Sif Gylfadóttir & Wolfgang Fellin & Finn Løvholt, 2022. "Granular porous landslide tsunami modelling – the 2014 Lake Askja flank collapse," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-13, December.

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