Tsunamigenic Potential of an Incipient Submarine Landslide in the Tiran Straits

The Red Sea is a maritime rift. Tsunamigenic submarine landslides are common in these deep, steep-sided, and seismically active basins. Because the rift narrow, tsunami formed on one margin dissipate little before impacting opposite side. slope failures therefore especially hazardous. We examine tsunamigenic potential of an incipient landslide Tiran Straits that started, but then stopped after short distance. Radiometric biotic analyses fix age this to within last 500 years. Tsunami modeling slide predicts ?10 m wave heights Egyptian coastline. Of present concern will eventually completion with even more hazardous results. simulated for future event twice as large generated by slide, so threat posed consequential. Sharm El Sheikh, resort town now lies its path, does “The Line,” vast Saudi infrastructure project. This study warns credible risk rapidly urbanizing Straits.