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Peru tsunami aftermath and research team

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Top photo, ruined buildings in Peru's  La Punta District.

Bottom photo, members of the Peru Tsunami Sediment Survey (from left to right): Robert Peters, University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC); Percy Colque Riega, University of San Agustin, Peru; Matt Swensson, University of Southern California (USC); Luis Bernales Anticona, la Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación de la Marina de Guerra del Perú (DHN); Roberto Anima, USGS; Dave Rubin, USGS; Daniel Olcese, DHN; Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP); Bruce Jaffe, USGS; and Guy Gelfenbaum, USGS.

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