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Size distribution of submarine landslides and its implication to tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico

We have established for the first time a size frequency distribution for carbonate submarine slope failures. Using detailed bathymetry along the northern edge of the carbonate platform north of Puerto Rico, we show that the cumulative distribution of slope failure volumes follows a power-law distribution. The power-law exponent of this distribution is similar to those for rock falls on land, comme

Authors
Uri S. ten Brink, E.L. Geist, B.D. Andrews