LIAG seminar: Chronology of Erosive Marine Terraces on the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island, Japan

LIAG welcomes all interested parties to its biweekly LIAG seminar, featuring exciting presentations on research and technology, held on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at the Geozentrum Hannover or online via Webex. The presentations, with a duration of roughly 30 minutes, are followed by a discussion and are held in either German or English, depending on the announcement. The entire programme is published by LIAG.

On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, Viviana Bonerath will give a presentation in English on the topic: 

Reconstructing Quaternary Coastal Evolution: Chronology of Erosive Marine Terraces on the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island, Japan

Abstract: Erosive marine terraces provide valuable evidence for reconstructing past tectonic uplift and sea-level fluctuations. Following the devastating earthquake near the Noto Peninsula in 2024, we used the relationship between terrace formation and landscape change to investigate patterns of uplift and earthquake recurrence. To conduct this analysis, we collected sediment samples from multiple terraces and successfully applied feldspar luminescence dating to establish their depositional ages. The results demonstrate the reliability of this method and enable further investigations of long-term seismic activity and coastal landscape evolution for both Noto Peninsula and Sado Island.