Abstract:Abstract. The widespread tsunami risks in the South China Sea have diverse origins from trench megathrust to intraplate earthquake or landslide and remain poorly understood due to the scarce historical and geological records. The cliff-top paleotsunami gravels and basalt boulders on Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait present facies constraints on sediment transport, wave estimates from incipient motion formulas, and stratigraphic links to the probable sources. The boulders are supported by a pumice-bearing mu… Show more
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