What are the coordinates of the Storegga Slides?
Q: What are the coordinates of the Storegga Slides?
A: The coordinates of the Storegga Slides are 64°52′N 1°18′E / 64.867°N 1.300°E / 64.867; 1.300.
Q: How much debris was caused by the slides?
A: Approximately 3,500 km3 of debris fell due to the Storegga Slides.
Q: When did the latest incident occur?
A: The latest incident occurred around 6100 BC according to carbon dating of plant material.
Q: Where have traces of this tsunami been found in Scotland?
A: Traces of this tsunami have been found in the Montrose Basin (estuary of the South Esk river) and Firth of Forth, up to 80 km inland and 4 metres above today's normal tide levels in Scotland.
Q: What conclusion has been made about Ormen Lange natural gas field regarding triggering a new slide?
A: It has been concluded that development of Ormen Lange gas field would not significantly increase risk of triggering a new slide, and that it would only happen again after a new ice age, which is supported by scientific studies.
Q: What evidence supports this conclusion?
A: Facts and arguments supporting this conclusion were made public in 2004, such as scientific studies on Ormen Lange natural gas field which indicate that a new slide would trigger a very large tsunami which would be devastating for coast areas around North Sea and Norwegian Sea.
