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Science 31 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5769, p. 1832
DOI: 10.1126/science.311.5769.1832d
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Rupture of the Sunda megathrust during the giant earthquake of 28th March 2005 with a moment magnitude of 8.7 produced spectacular tectonic deformation along a 400-kilometer strip of the western Sumatran archipelago. Briggs et al. (p. 1897; see the Perspective by Bilham) combine measurements of uplifted coral and continuous satellite records to map the pattern of deformation in the region. They reveal belts of uplift as high as 2.9 meters parallel to the trench and a 1-meter-deep subsidence trough between the islands and main Sumatran coast. Two barriers to the propagation of this earthquake are identified.




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