@article{fdi:010072012, title = {{A}nalysis of tsunami tide gauge records following the 2016 ecuadorian earthquake and tsunami}, author = {{I}oualalen, {M}ansour and {P}azmino, {N}. {A}. and {R}enteria, {W}. {J}. and {C}harvis, {P}hilippe and {G}ordillo, {G}. {X}. {S}. and {D}elouis, {B}. and {N}ath, {J}. and {G}omez, {H}. and {A}guilar, {J}. {G}. {C}. and {G}allegos, {L}. {A}. {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he devastating {A}pril 16, 2016, {P}edernales, {E}cuador, {M}-w 7.8 earthquake was among a sequence of ruptures that occurred along the seismically segmented {N}orth {A}ndean subduction zone. {I}t caused 700 fatalities, and more than 7,000 people were injured. {T}he magnitude and location of it were similar to those of the {M}ay 14, 1942, earthquake, relaxing some of the strain accumulation that had built up over more than 74 years. {A} weak tsunami was detected in four nearby tide gauges. {A}nalysis of the records provides useful information on the earthquake and tsunami. {A}n estimate of 6.5 cm of coseismic subsidence was reported at the {B}ahia de {C}araquez and {M}anta locations, while no movement was detected at {E}smeraldas and {L}a {L}ibertad. {T}he analysis also supports the existence of two major seismic asperities and a weaker one farther south. {A} tsunami resonance occurred at the {B}ay of {S}alinas, the location of {L}a {L}ibertad, even though the bay is very wide. {I}t was fortunate that it was inconsequential, this time, because the incoming wave was substantially dissipated.}, keywords = {{T}sunami ; {P}edernales ; {E}cuador ; {E}arthquake 2016 ; {T}ide gauges ; {R}esonance ; {EQUATEUR}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {W}aterway {P}ort {C}oastal and {O}cean {E}ngineering}, volume = {144}, numero = {2}, pages = {art. 05017004 [8 p.]}, ISSN = {0733-950{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1061/(asce)ww.1943-5460.0000431}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072012}, }