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Georgia Institute of Technology
Extreme run-up from the 17 July 2006 Java tsunami
July 14th, 2007
On 17 July 2006, an earthquake (magnitude = 7.8) ruptured off the coast of western Java, Indonesia, generating a tsunami that affected more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) of coastline and killed more than 600 people. Hardly felt on the island of Java, the earthquake occurred slowly and breaking, wind-driven waves masked the harbinger withdrawal of water from the shoreline, making this tsunami difficult to detect before impact. Fritz et al. surveyed the 600 kilometers (372 miles) of affected coastline a few days after the tsunami to record eyewitness accounts and measure the height of the tsunami wave when it crashed on land. They find that most areas of the coastline...
Source: Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week (2007-07-14)
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