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    The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as

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    Indian Ocean Tsunami On December 26‚ 2004‚ the Indian Ocean earthquake‚ or the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake‚ caused a tsunami that killed 230‚000 people and was recorded as the deadliest tsunami in known history. The earthquake was recorded as between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale‚ the second largest earthquake ever recorded. It was also recorded as the longest one‚ triggering earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Following the disaster‚ a worldwide effort raised billions of dollars in tsunami relief

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    Tsunami Case Studies Activities Attorney-General’s Department 2010 Contents Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 ............................................. 2 Samoa tsunami 29 September 2009 ....................................... 4 Solomon Islands tsunami 2 April 2007 ................................. 10 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ December 26‚ 2004.......................... 13 Papua New Guinea tsunami 17 July 1998 ............................. 20 Chile tsunami 27 February 2010 On the 27 February

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    2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami Introduction The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake‚ also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake‚[6][7](Japanese: "Eastern Japan Great Earthquake Disaster" was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred on Friday‚ 11 March 2011 It was the most powerful known earthquake to have hit Japan‚ and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world overall since modern record-keeping began in 1900.  In addition to loss

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    6 05 Tsunami Nicolai Kortendick 1. The web site presents extensive information regarding tsunamis. Survey the site. A. Select the five facts about tsunamis that were the most interesting or surprising to you. Make a list of your facts. 1. A tsunami is made up of a series of traveling ocean waves of extremely long wavelength. 2. They are triggered by earthquakes and undersea volcanic eruptions and deep sea landslides. 3. The wave shape changes and the height increases as

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    23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The earthquake struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning

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    EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Bachelor of Technology In Electronics and Communication Engineering By Sidharth Das Roll No: 108EC014 & BiramBaburayBaskey Roll No: 108EC017 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology‚ Rourkela May‚ 2012 1|P ag e DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT

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    Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of waves created when a body of water‚ such as an ocean‚ is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes‚ mass movements above or below water‚ volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions‚ landslides‚ large meteorite impacts and testing with nuclear weapons at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The term tsunami comes from the Japanese words(津波、つなみ) meaning harbor ("tsu"‚

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    was a disastrous day in Japan. A massive earthquake and Tsunami hit Japan causing loss of life to thousands of individuals and destroying so many properties. The loss is irreplaceable but nevertheless‚ aid organizations have stepped as much as do their bit to help with recovering from the disaster. The whole globe is welcome to help the people there with no matter they can. If you want to be concerned with offering help with the Japan Tsunami disaster listed below are few of the methods by which you

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    CASE STUDY: Effect of 2004 Tsunami on Economy of India The earthquake of December 2004 is well known as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and is the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900. This was an under-sea earthquake‚ which happened at 7:58:53 am local time. The epicenter of this earthquake was in the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. As an effect of this earthquake‚ Tsunamis occurred throughout the Indian Ocean‚ killing loads of people and caused immeasurable damage to the coastal

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