Obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off Sumatra Jian Lin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Science Party of DY105-17A
Obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off Sumatra
Jan 02, 2016
Obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off Sumatra. Jian Lin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Science Party of DY105-17A. 1960 Chile M=9.5. 2004 off Sumatra M=9.2-9.3. Northern Segment. Southern Segment. Lin & Stein (2004). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Obtaining evidence for prior mega-earthquakes and tsunamis off Sumatra
Jian Lin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science Party of DY105-17A
Jian Lin - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science Party of DY105-17A
1960 Chile M=9.5
2004 off Sumatra M=9.2-9.3
Lin & Stein (2004)
SouthernSegment
NorthernSegment
Cook & Lin
• It has the longest fault line ever recorded (1,300 km)
• It was the largest quake since the 1960 Chile quake (magnitude 9.5)
• It was relatively shallow (only 10 miles beneath seafloor)
• The northern rupture zone was in open water, exposing beaches in Thailand
Science Party of DY105-17A
Science Party of DY105-17A
Science Party of DY105-17A
Lin et al.
Core analysis ongoing ……
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