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Tsunami deposit

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
A man crouches near a small trench dug into sand and he is pointing with a trowel to show the contact with pre-tsunami debris.
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Sediment carried by a tsunami wave leaves very distinct characteristics and a clear delineation between tsunami sediment and the pre-tsunami soil.

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