Active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone

Active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone
ISBN-10
3642208037
ISBN-13
9783642208034
Category
History
Pages
169
Language
English
Published
2012-01-11
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Beth Shaw

Description

This work examines what was responsible for a tsunami that destroyed settlements in the Mediterranean in 365 AD. It details how western Crete was lifted out of the sea by up to 10 meters in a massive earthquake, which occurred on a previously unknown fault.

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