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Coastal boulder deposits attesting to large waves are found along the rocky coast of Makran (Iran) from Chabahar to Lipar. Boulders are either scattered on the rocky coastal platform or accumulated in imbricated clusters. The boulders are mostly rectangular and composed of biogenic calcarenite deriving from the present coastal platform. Significant morphological features observed on the boulders include...
Evidence of catastrophic mega-block deposition is presented for the Algerian coast from Tipaza to Dellys. The region is prone to large earthquakes, several of which are inferred to be tsunamigenic in origin, as attests the 2003 Zemmouri earthquake (Mw 6.8). It is argued here that several former tsunamis have resulted in the detachment of large boulders from the nearshore zone and their deposition...
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