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Supershear tsunami disaster
Mai, P.M. (2019). Supershear tsunami disaster. Nature Geoscience 12(3): 150-151. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0308-8
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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    Earth sciences > Geophysics > Seismology
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    Natural hazards
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  • Mai, P.M.
Abstract
    A magnitude 7.5 strike-slip earthquake that struck Palu, Indonesia, in 2018 unexpectedly generated a devastating tsunami. Seismic data reveal that its rupture propagated fast, at supershear speed. Whether the two are connected remains to be seen.
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