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K. Chunga

h-index: 10
Works: 32
Citations: 276

Most-cited papers

Earthquake Ground Effects and Intensity of the 16 April 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales, Ecuador, Earthquake: Implications for the Source Characterization of Large Subduction Earthquakes
K. Chunga, F. Livio, M. Mulas, F. Ochoa-Cornejo +3 more
2018Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA)37 citations
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Synsedimentary deformation of Pleistocene glaciolacustrine deposits in the Albese con Cassano Area (Southern Alps, Northern Italy), and possible implications for paleoseismicity
K. Chunga, F. Livio, A. Michetti, L. Serva
200735 citations
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InSAR-Based Mapping to Support Decision-Making after an Earthquake
M. Béjar-Pizarro, J. Álvarez-Gómez, A. Staller, Marco P. Luna +8 more
2018Remote Sensing30 citations Open access
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FIRST EVIDENCE OF PALEO-TSUNAMI DEPOSITS OF A MAJOR HISTORIC EVENT IN ECUADOR
Event In Ecuador, K. Chunga, T. Toulkeridis
201430 citations
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Landslides Triggered by the 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales, Ecuador Earthquake: Correlations with ESI-07 Intensity, Lithology, Slope and PGA-h
K. Chunga, F. Livio, C. Martillo, H. Lara-Saavedra +3 more
2019Géosciences23 citations Open access
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Seismically Induced Soil Liquefaction and Geological Conditions in the City of Jama due to the M7.8 Pedernales Earthquake in 2016, NW Ecuador
Diego Avilés-Campoverde, K. Chunga, Eduardo Ortiz-Hernández, Eduardo Vivas-Espinoza +3 more
2020Géosciences17 citations Open access
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Assessing Susceptibility to Soil Liquefaction Using the Standard Penetration Test (SPT)—A Case Study from the City of Portoviejo, Coastal Ecuador
Eduardo Ortiz-Hernández, K. Chunga, J. Pastor, T. Toulkeridis
2022Land14 citations Open access
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Characterization of seismogenic crustal faults in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
K. Chunga, F. Ochoa-Cornejo, M. Mulas, T. Toulkeridis +1 more
2018Andean Geology14 citations Open access
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Tsunami mapping in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador, due to local seismicity
M. Ioualalen, T. Monfret, N. Béthoux, M. Chlieh +7 more
2014Marine Geophysical Research12 citations
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Environmental effects caused by the Mw 8.2, September 8, 2017, and Mw 7.4, June 23, 2020, Chiapas-Oaxaca (Mexico) subduction events: Comparison of large intraslab and interface earthquakes
M. M. Velázquez-Bucio, M. Ferrario, Eliana Muccignato, S. Porfido +5 more
2021Quaternary International10 citations Open access
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Satellite radar interferometry for assessing coseismic liquefaction in Portoviejo city, induced by the Mw 7.8 2016 Pedernales, Ecuador earthquake
M. Cando-Jácome, A. Martínez-Graña, K. Chunga, Eduardo Ortiz-Hernández
2020Environmental Earth Sciences10 citations
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Soil Liquefaction and Other Seismic-Associated Phenomena in the City of Chone during the 2016 Earthquake of Coastal Ecuador
Eduardo Ortiz-Hernández, K. Chunga, T. Toulkeridis, J. Pastor
2022Applied Sciences9 citations Open access
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New stratigraphic and structural evidence for Late Pleistocene surface faulting along the Monte Olimpino Backthrust (Lombardia, N Italy)
F. Livio, A. Berlusconi, K. Chunga, A. Michetti +1 more
20119 citations Open access
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Ground effects of the Ml 5.2, November 24, 2004, Salò earthquake, Northern Italy, and the seismic hazard of the western Southern Alps.
A. Michetti, F. Livio, K. Chunga, E. Esposito +7 more
20055 citations
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Sedimentological Study Of Distal Rain-Triggered Lahars: The Case Of West Coast Of Ecuador
M. Mulas, K. Chunga, Daniel Leon, K. Segovia
20194 citations
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Rain- and Seismic-Triggered Mass Movements in Coastal Ecuador—A Case Study of the “El Florón” Landslide in Portoviejo
M. Melgar, Nayeska Ramírez-Cevallos, K. Chunga, T. Toulkeridis
2025Earth3 citations Open access
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Geotechnical and Geophysical Assessment of the 2021 Tamban Chimbo Landslide, Northern Andes of Ecuador
Isela Salinas, Abelardo Paucar, María Quiñónez-Macías, F. Grau +3 more
2024Géosciences3 citations Open access
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New Perspectives on the Quaternary Paleogeography of Coastal Ecuador and Its Relationships with Climate Change
María Quiñónez-Macías, K. Chunga, T. Toulkeridis, Alvaro Mora-Mendoza +1 more
2023Quaternary3 citations Open access
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Predictive models to estimate sediment volumes deposited by debris flows (Vargas state, Venezuela): an adjustment of multivariate statistical techniques
William G. Mendez, J. Cordova, Lelys Bravo Guenni, H. Pacheco +2 more
2019Environmental Earth Sciences3 citations
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Coastal physical vulnerability to sea level rise for integrated coastal management in Santa Elena Bay in the active Ecuadorian margin
E. Espinoza-Villacís, J. Rivas-Oviedo, C. Martillo-Bustamante, M. Muthre +5 more
2025Natural Hazards2 citations Open access
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Stratigraphic And Lithofacies Study Of Distal Rain-Triggered Lahars: The Case Of West Coast Of Ecuador
M. Mulas, K. Chunga, E. Carpio, D. A. Falquez Torres +2 more
20152 citations
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Paleoseismic and Paleogeographic Reconstruction of the Central Coastal of Ecuador: Insights from Quaternary Geological Data for the Jaramijó bay area
K. Chunga, M. Maurizio, Daniel Garcés, M. Quiñonez +1 more
20151 citations
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Sustainable Reuse of Mine Tailings as Cemented Backfill for Urban Ground Stabilization: Geomechanical and Numerical Assessment in Zaruma, Ecuador
Andrés Zambrano-Silva, Danny Burbano, D. Alquinga, Abelardo Paucar +2 more
2026Geotechnics0 citations Open access
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Rain-Triggered Mass Movement Hazard Assessment of the 2025 Tejar Chimbo Landslide in Andean Ecuador
Fredy Banegas, Isela Salinas, T. Toulkeridis, J. Ordóñez-Fernández +1 more
2026Highlights of Sustainability0 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Earthquake-Induced Effects on Neighbouring Faults and Volcanoes: Application to the 2016 Pedernales Earthquake
M. Béjar, J. A. Álvarez Gómez, A. Staller, Marco P. Luna +7 more
20170 citations
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OF EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMI RECORDS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CAPABLE FAULTS ON THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF ECUADOR 100
K. Chunga, TheofilosToulkeridis, X. Vera-Grunauer, M. Gutiérrez +10 more
20170 citations
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Reviewing the 5 March 1987, NE Ecuador for assessing the macroseismic intensity applying the ESI 2007 Scale
K. Chunga, A. Michetti, J. Egred
20080 citations
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A newmethod for the numerical analysis of thermoluminescence glow curve
K. Chunga, H. Choea, J. I. Leeb, J. Kimb
20070 citations
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Seismic hazard assessment for a high populated and industrialized area: the case of the Insubria region (Lombardian Southern Alps, Italy).
F. Giardina, F. Livio, G. Sileo, K. Chunga +2 more
20050 citations
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Ground effects of the Ml 5.2, November 24, 2004, Salò earthquake, Northern Italy: acase study for the use of the INQUA scale
E. Esposito, S. Porfido, F. Livio, S. Martin +6 more
20050 citations
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Evidence For Paleoliquefaction In Pleistocene glaciolacustrine deposits in the Albese con Cassano area (Southern Alps, Northern Italy), and possible paleoseismic implications.
K. Chunga, F. Livio, A. Michetti
20050 citations
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Estratigrafia y deformationes synsedimentarias en sedimentos glaciolacustres del Pleistoceno medio, area de Alebese con Cassano (Alpes Meridionales, Norte de Italia) y posible evidencia de paleosismicidad
K. Chunga, A. Michetti, L. Serva, F. Livio
20040 citations
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