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A map of Nias Island showing the bathymetry of the surrounding
ocean.
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The potential energy change associated with uplift or down-drop
after changes in the height of the seabed.
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Size of displacement of ocean bottom is directly related to size
of tsunami waves.
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A graphic showing how depth of earthquake affects amplitude of
waves at shore.
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Y. Tony Song/JPL
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Tide-gauge data from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.
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NASA / The COMET Program
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Map of the the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the 2005 Nias
Island Tsunami rupture zones.
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Map of the subduction zone off the coast of Sumatra with the
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and the 2005 Nias Island Tsunami rupture zones
marked.
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Bill Knight, West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
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Simulated Aleutians tsunami using the Alaska Tsunami Forecast
Model
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NOAA/WCATWC/Bill Knight
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Seawater response to thrust or normal fault earthquakes
generating tsunami.
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U.S. Geological Survey
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A USGS simulation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that includes
bathymetry.
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