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Preliminary simulation of the 2010 tsunami in Indonesia Completed

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center December 14, 2018

Preliminary simulation of the tsunami from the October 25, 2010 M=7.7 subduction zone earthquake offshore of the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Viewpoint looks to the northwest. The first 60 minutes of propagation is shown.

3-D Animation shows the land in the distance with slow rippling waves that roll towards the land and then start sloshing.
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Illustration shows details of both land and undersea features with an overlay showing intensity mapped out using colors.
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Illustration showing slip distribution from the finite-fault model of the October 25, 2010 earthquake off the Sumatra coast in Indonesia. Illustration is provided by the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). NEIC is part of the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. For more details, please visit the NEIC event page for this earthquake.

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USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) event page

NEIC Finite-Fault Model

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