SOLOMON ISLANDS TSUNAMI ON THE
WEST COAST OF NEW ZEALAND
6-FEBRUARY-2013
Jose C. Borrero, eCoast Ltd.
Maximum amplitude, NZ west coast
2 min. bathymetry
Maximum amplitude, NZ west coast, north section
0.5 min. bathymetry
Maximum amplitude, NZ west coast, south section
0.5 min. bathymetry
Maximum amplitude and timeseries, NZ west coast, Taranaki area
0.125 min. bathymetry
Maximum amplitude and timeseries, NZ west coast, Westport area
0.125 min. bathymetry
Maximum amplitude and timeseries, NZ west coast, Greymouth area
0.125 min. bathymetry
ComMIT model results
The ComMIT model was run using the DART constrained source mechanism provide through WebSIFT. Bathymetry was created ‘on the fly’ from the GEBCO 0.5 m global data set and interpolated to the grid resolutions specified below. The modeling focused on New Plymouth, Westport and Greymouth.