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The research aims to assess the tsunami risk associated with submarine landslides in the Bay of Naples.

July 3, 2026Scientific ReportsOpen Access

Energy based assessment of submarine landslide tsunamis in the Bay of Naples southern Tyrrhenian Sea

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Randomized trial evaluates tsunami hazard from submarine landslides in coastal areas, indicating energy assessment improves prediction accuracy.

The research aims to assess the tsunami risk associated with submarine landslides in the Bay of Naples.
Three-dimensional numerical modeling with GEOWAVE/TOPICS and FUNWAVE
Simulations include two submarine landslides and their combined effect
Evaluation of maximum wave amplitude and cumulative energy at multiple monitoring stations.
Tsunami waves reached monitoring stations within minutes, with arrival times as short as 201 s.
A maximum wave amplitude of 4.15 m was observed at Ischia, but cumulative energy was lower than at other stations with smaller amplitudes.
Findings indicate that cumulative energy provides essential insight beyond maximum wave amplitude for tsunami hazard assessments.

Fiore et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial evaluates tsunami hazard from submarine landslides in coastal areas, indicating energy assessment improves prediction accuracy.