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• n  an earthquake at the sea bed

• seaquake

News & Articles

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• Deep-sea study reveals cause of 2011 tsunami: Unusually thin, slippery geological fault found
  The tsunami that struck Japan’s Tohoku region in 2011 was touched off by a submarine earthquake far more massive than anything geologists had expected in that zone. Now, a team of scientists has shed light on what caused the dramatic displacement of the seafloor.
  Dec. 5, 2013 - Science Daily
• Deep-Sea Study Reveals Cause of 2011 Tsunami
  The tsunami that struck Japan's Tohoku region in 2011 was touched off by a submarine earthquake far more massive than anything geologists had expected in that zone. Now, a team of scientists has published a set of studies in the journal Science that shed light on what caused the dramatic displacement of the seafloor.
  Dec. 5, 2013 - Newswise