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Chile's south-central coast might be more susceptible to tsunamis than previously thought. Geological investigations in the Chaihuan tidal wetlands have shown the fallout of a tall wall of water that impacted the earth's surface in 1737. However, there is no description of such wave in written documents.
The south-central coast of Chile could be more vulnerable to tsunamis than the historical record suggests.
The aftermath of a long, high wall of water that slammed land in 1737 has recently been exposed by geological studies in Chaihun's tidal marshes. Written papers from the time, on the other hand, do...
Geoscience: Previously unrecorded Chilean tsunami identified
Researchers have identified a previously unrecorded tsunami off the coast of Chile. An aerial view of the Chaihuín tidal marsh – the site of the