Tsunami Study Challenges Long-held Formation Theory

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Tsunami Study Challenges Long-held Formation Theory
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2017-04-26 - images.nasa.gov

Summary

A new NASA study is challenging a long-held theory on how tsunamis form and offering a new method for forecasting the powerful waves. Most tsunamis result from a massive shifting of the seafloor -- usually from the subduction, or sliding, of one tectonic plate under another during an earthquake. Usi

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  • Source collection: NASA
  • License: Public Domain (US Government)
  • Category: Space

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