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Preliminary simulation of 2010 Indonesia tsunami

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
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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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.

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Tsunami and Earthquake Research