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Tsunami Generation from the 2004 M=9.2 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

Tectonic base map of the Sumatra subduction zone

showing major faults and relative motion between the India and Sunda plates

Map modified from USGS Earthquake Summary Poster
See also: USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) Preliminary Earthquake Report

tectonic base map of the Sumatra subduction zone showing major faults

 

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