Tsunami Report(Page 21-40)
Tsunami Report(Page 21-40)
Tsunami Report(Page 21-40)
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According to them, mega thrust earthquakes often generate large tsunamis that cancause damage over a much wider area than is directly effected by ground shakingnear the earthquake's rupture. Aftershocks are distributed along much of the shallowplate boundary between northern Sumatra (approximately 3°N) to near AndamanIsland (at about 14°N).FIG 12. Base map of the Sumatra subduction zone showing seismicity associated withthe 2004 earthquake (Source: USGS).22