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Tectonic Uplift near Sumatra
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Tectonic Uplift near Sumatra

Published Apr 27, 2005

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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake
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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake

This natural color image of Christchurch, New Zealand, is overlain with a measure of the ground shaking in the area during the February 2011 earthquake.

Published Mar 9, 2011

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Mapping Earth Motion from the Illapel Earthquake
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Mapping Earth Motion from the Illapel Earthquake

Scientists have projected the size and location of changes in Earth’s surface following the September 2015 earthquake and tsunami off Chile.

Published Oct 1, 2015

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Tsunami Damage in Northwest Sumatra
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Tsunami Damage in Northwest Sumatra

The island of Sumatra suffered from both the rumblings of the submarine earthquake and the tsunamis that were generated on December 26, 2004.

Published Dec 31, 2004

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