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Tsunami animation Samoa 2009 looking west

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
This moving illustration shows what the waves looked like, in relation to the seafloor, when an earthquake caused a tsunami.
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Preliminary simulation of the tsunami from the September 29, 2009 M=8.0 outer-rise earthquake between Samoa and Tonga. Viewpoint looks to the west. The first 42 minutes of propagation is shown.

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Illustration shows the waves of a tsunami and how they move in relation to the seafloor and islands.

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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Subduction Zone Science
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Learn More
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