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  1. ; ; (, Geophysical Research Letters)
    Abstract Submarine landslides shape continental margins, transfer massive amounts of sediment downslope, and can generate deadly and destructive tsunamis. Submarine landslides are common globally, yet constraining hazard potential of future events is limited by a short historical record and a wide range of possible slide dynamics. We test a novel approach to investigate slide dynamics using properties of the deformation zone induced by a large submarine landslide along the Cascadia margin, offshore Oregon. We use a simple model of a line load on a poroelastic half space to show the deformation zone size required rapid transport and deceleration. We argue that the slide moved at high speeds, aided by low dynamic frictional resistance, suggesting this event could have generated a tsunami. This method is applicable where slide‐induced impact zones are observed. 
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