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  Linked and fully coupled 3D earthquake dynamicrupture and tsunami modeling for the Húsavík–FlateyFault Zone in North Iceland

Kutschera, F., Gabriel, A.-A., Wirp, S. A., Li, B., Ulrich, T., Abril, C., Halldórsson, B. (2024 online): Linked and fully coupled 3D earthquake dynamicrupture and tsunami modeling for the Húsavík–FlateyFault Zone in North Iceland. - Solid Earth, 15, 251-280.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-15-251-2024

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Kutschera, Fabian1, 2, Author
Gabriel, Alice-Agnes1, 2, Author
Wirp, Sara Aniko1, 2, Author
Li, Bo1, 2, Author
Ulrich, Thomas1, 2, Author
Abril, Claudia1, 2, Author
Halldórsson, Benedikt1, 2, Author
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2Geo-INQUIRE, External Organizations, ou_5025076              

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 Abstract: Tsunamigenic earthquakes pose considerable risks, both economically and socially, yet earthquake and tsunami hazard assessments are typically conducted separately. Earthquakes associated with unexpected tsunamis, such as the 2018 Mw  7.5 strike-slip Sulawesi earthquake, emphasize the need to study the tsunami potential of active submarine faults in different tectonic settings. Here, we investigate physics-based scenarios combining simulations of 3D earthquake dynamic rupture and seismic wave propagation with tsunami generation and propagation. We present time-dependent modeling of one-way linked and 3D fully coupled earthquakes and tsunamis for the ∼ 100 km long Húsavík–Flatey Fault Zone (HFFZ) in North Iceland. Our analysis shows that the HFFZ has the potential to generate sizable tsunamis. The six dynamic rupture models sourcing our tsunami scenarios vary regarding hypocenter location, spatiotemporal evolution, fault slip, and fault structure complexity but coincide with historical earthquake magnitudes. Earthquake dynamic rupture scenarios on a less segmented fault system, particularly with a hypocenter location in the eastern part of the fault system, have a larger potential for local tsunami generation. Here, dynamically evolving large shallow fault slip (∼ 8 m), near-surface rake rotation (± 20∘), and significant coseismic vertical displacements of the local bathymetry (± 1 m) facilitate strike-slip faulting tsunami generation. We model tsunami crest to trough differences (total wave heights) of up to ∼ 0.9 m near the town Ólafsfjörður. In contrast, none of our scenarios endanger the town of Akureyri, which is shielded by multiple reflections within the narrow Eyjafjörður bay and by Hrísey island. We compare the modeled one-way linked tsunami waveforms with simulation results using a 3D fully coupled approach. We find good agreement in the tsunami arrival times and location of maximum tsunami heights. While seismic waves result in transient motions of the sea surface and affect the ocean response, they do not appear to contribute to tsunami generation. However, complex source effects arise in the fully coupled simulations, such as tsunami dispersion effects and the complex superposition of seismic and acoustic waves within the shallow continental shelf of North Iceland. We find that the vertical velocity amplitudes of near-source acoustic waves are unexpectedly high – larger than those corresponding to the actual tsunami – which may serve as a rapid indicator of surface dynamic rupture. Our results have important implications for understanding the tsunamigenic potential of strike-slip fault systems worldwide and the coseismic acoustic wave excitation during tsunami generation and may help to inform future tsunami early warning systems.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2024-02-14
 Publication Status: Published online
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.5194/se-15-251-2024
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Project name : Geo-INQUIRE
Grant ID : 101058518
Funding program : Horizon Europe (HE)
Funding organization : European Commission (EC)

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Title: Solid Earth
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 15 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 251 - 280 Identifier: CoNE: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/journals454