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Was the 1941 Andaman earthquake tsunamigenic? Comments on “Inundation studies for Nagapattinam region on the east coast of India due to tsunamigenic earthquakes from the Andaman region” by Srivastava et al. 2012

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Rajendran, C.P. Was the 1941 Andaman earthquake tsunamigenic? Comments on “Inundation studies for Nagapattinam region on the east coast of India due to tsunamigenic earthquakes from the Andaman region” by Srivastava et al. 2012. Nat Hazards 65, 981–984 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0403-2

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