great earthquake info #2

From: Paul Doherty (pauld@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 27 2004 - 13:22:15 PST

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From: "Paul Doherty" <pauld@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: great earthquake info #2
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 13:22:15 -0800
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Here is the URL of the USGS info on the great Indonesian
Earthquake.

http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_slav_ts.html

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usslav.htm

They do mention that the ocean waves from this even were
detected when they hit the west coast of the U.S.

The event was caused by the India Plate subducting under
the Burma plate. See image.

They say that 1200 km length of fault slipped an avarage
of 15 meters with several meters of lifting of the sea
floor causing a tsunami.

Paul D

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