The magnitude 9.0 Sumatra (Indonesia) mega-earthquake of 26 December 2004

The magnitude 9.0 of the Sumatra mega-earthquake occurred on December 26, 2004 is the strongest in the world since the 1964 Alaska earthquake and the fourth since 1900. The earthquake happened on the interface of the India and Burma plates and triggered a massive tsunami that affected several countr...

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Main Author: Borges, JF (author)
Other Authors: Caldeira, B (author), Bezzeghoud, M (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/6311
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/6311