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Megathrust investigations

We know the basic events of 26 December 2004: a giant earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean generated a devastating tsunami. But geoscientists are still learning about processes initiated during the earthquake.

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Figure 1: Seismic activity before, during and after the great Sumatra–Andaman earthquake (including events beneath the Andaman Sea).

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Ammon, C. Megathrust investigations. Nature 440, 31–32 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/440031a

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