Reseach on determination of earthquake arising source
causing tsunami in the Việt Nam
East Sea region
Mai Xuân
Bách, Cao Đ́nh Triều
Tsunamis originating from earthquakes is one of natural disaster
types and is extremely dire. Areas, that tsunami swept through have suffered
enormous losses of human, material wealth, social and economic infrastructure
and so their environment. The authors defined faults have earthquake expression
activity in the study area including: Manila, Red River, LÔ River, North Hoàng Sa, Phú Lâm - Linh cẩu, Thuận Hải - Minh Hải, Baram-Palawan, Ba Tháp, Lôi Châu, Hải Nam, Ốc Tai Voi, Longitude of 117°, East Côn Son, and Kiêu Ngựa; The largest earthquakes occured on arising earthquake zones can be about M = 8.85
on Manila subduction zone. The Manila subduction zone, Red river fault zone, LÔ river fault zone, North Paracel
fault zone, Phú Lâm - Linh cẩu fault zone, Baram-Palawan
fault zone, Lôi Châu fault zone, East Côn Son fault, Oc Tai Voi and Kiêu Ngựa faults are the sources of earthquakes that can cause
tsunamis in the Việt Nam East Sea
region.